I agree with arpthark!

My wife and I look forward to your posts and both of us like vintage tubas! I hope that you find another group of instruments or repeat what you have been doing with the Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection.

thank you,
Mark

Not music, but worth the trip:

Museum of Science and Industry (already mentioned)
If you go and have time check out the U505

Another place that I like is the Shedd Aquarium (second on my list)

Like any large city, there are many fantastic things to do then you will have time for.

enjoy your ...

I think it is very cool!

I agree!

Have fun with the tuba!

Mark

Of all of the options, please do not sell it for scrap or for parts.

All of these that were listed are good options:
- donate it to a museum
- keep it and maybe tinker with the valves in a few years

I also like the suggestion to bring it to Tuba Christmas.
At the Bel Air Maryland Tuba Christmas we ...

Grumpkins summed it up!

Mark

As I understand it, Connie Weldon (my teacher at the University of Miami) used a Bach 12 on an Alexander 164 BB flat when she played in the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

That said, a Bach 18 may be good with a Kaiser BB flat. I used a Bach 18 for around 10 years (Alexander 163) before I switched to a ...

Contact Baltimore Brass. I do not know if they rent instruments but it is worth a try.

Mark

I was very fortunate to have learned from:

Connie Weldon (University of Miami)
David Bragunier (Peabody Conservatory, Peabody Prep, privately after College)
Ron Davis (University of South Carolina while doing a Ph.D in Experimental Psychology)

Ken Kennedy (Peabody Prep)
Dan Brown (Peabody Prep ...

Bach 7 since the 1980's.

Mark

I posted this reply in the "Wanted to Buy" section.


Baltimore Brass might still have the Alex 163 bell that I traded for some repair work (when Dave Fedderly still owned the business). If they still have the bell it is yellow brass and in good shape. I bought it around 30 years ago from someone ...

Baltimore Brass might still have the Alex 163 bell that I traded for some repair work (when Dave Fedderly still owned the business). If they still have the bell it is yellow brass and in good shape. I bought it around 30 years ago from someone who had a new bell put on his Alex (I could never figure ...

I started in 4th grade on an Olds Baritone Horn. In 8th grade I switched to tuba and played an Olds O-99 until grade 10.

best,
Mark

My opinion:

If you really like the tuba and it does what you need it to do, repair it.

best,
Mark

Happy International Tuba Day!

Mark

I heard John Fletcher play the second movement of the Vaughn Williams Tuba Concerto at the International Brass Conference in 1982. He was a great musician.

He also gave a lecture that was both informative and funny.

Mark

Connie Weldon played an Alex 164 B flat before I studied with her. She played it while she played in the Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Although someone else owned the tuba at the time I did get a chance to play it. It was a fine tuba with a big sound. I remember the response was very good and the ...

Was the owner a Conn Man?

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This Sunday. Dec. 22, 2024!

With all of the horn swapping that we all do, does anybody else think that the player has a tone that the instrument emulates for better or worse?


I agree.
I think that matching a tuba (and mouthpiece) to the player is a good thing. I also believe that learning to play an instrument (and ...

It may be another subcontrabass tuba but looks like:
The Harvard University Band's "La Prodigieuse" BBB♭ Besson Tuba.

best,
Mark