I prefer rotory valves for my tuba - especially for removal of water via the water key.

Would that fit a tuba with a length of 40.5 in. I see on the web site it says max length of 40” but I’m wondering if there is a bit of flexibility/give in the fabric to stretch a bit.

The Eastman is 39.76" in length. I think it would but you would be compressing the padding and might have a hard ...

After being away from community band for over 8 years I was able to join a local Community Band. A couple of years ago I bought a demo Eastman EBB-562 BBb tuba from Dillon Music and have wanted to play in a group. The tuba comes with a wheeled hard case which is quite protective but very heavy so I ...

That is sad to hear. I really like my Eastman Tuba.

This outta go on the FS forum, but more people will see it here.

Where, in the US, are there stores that accept consignment of tubas? I do not know of one in either Tucson or Phoenix, and it may come to that with these Alexes. I meet with the owner tomorrow with a translator and will get a better ...

I used to own a Cerveny 601 Kaiser BBb tuba so this post caught my attention. I found the following thread which may shine more information on your tuba.

I hope it helps.

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Thank you for taking the time to format and share. My eyes appreciate it.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Special shout out to the people cooking for hours to make a wonderful meal.

Live NOW FOX channel/app is showing whole Parade without commentators or commercials.

So nice to see the bands without someone talking.

I am a fan of this show on Youtube. Always interesting repairs and sometimes restored older objects with high sentimental value.

They made a third valve for this tuba from brass. I think it is Besson - possibly Eb compensating - judging by the long valves. There are other objects in this episode ...

I use the Hercules stand. I had a bell front Mirafone 186. I now use it for my Eastman. Very sturdy and off the ground.

I have owned a couple of Mirafone 186 tubas in the past. Here are my mouthpiece experiences on them.

Conn Helleberg 120S - it works well. It just felt limiting in the lower register to me.

Perantucci Tuba Mouthpiece PT-88+ - great lower register. Takes a lot of air. Sold it to another 186 player ...

I use a simple moving dolly I bought from Harbor Freight for 12 bucks. It’s a simple wood rectangle with carpeting on each end and pretty sturdy casters. Right now I use a ratchet strap to hold it in place but I may come up with something more elegant. No handle, but a handle kit is available ...

Why not keep the padded bag and use one of these https://a.co/d/6cImQEn ?

I used one to move my bell front Mirafone 186 and my Cerveny 601. Once I get into another group I may use it on my Eastman with a gig bag. I like the fact I can pad the bottom and have the bell up. The body is protected by a ...

How about a cigar box guitar?

Amazon has kits and pre made guitars

See https://a.co/d/g9d3U7d

I am very happy with mine.

They seem to be back up.

Based on the amount of time for the outage it seems more likely it was a rollout of some sort that was rolled back. Enterprise technology is quite complex at this level. Chances are they will not release the reason for the outage due to security concerns. Meta will not ...

I love mine. It sets with my tuba in a corner.

I saw this on Facebook. I am not the seller nor do I have anything to do with the listing. It is on my feed. Hope this helps.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tubaeup ... 626264812/

yes...You're are considerably taller than I am.
no...I can't tell s--t from looking at a picture.
no...I can't experience playing that tuba from your perspective...

OK...(and I may well be wrong)...

It almost looks as thought (were the instrument held at LESS of an angle than in the picture ...

I found this company https://www.hsm-brass.de/tuben.html - last one listed. If you download their pdf they list the following:

German
Tornistertuba in B
• 4 – ventilige Zylindermaschine
• konische Bohrung 15 – 16 mm
• Druckwerk mit Kreuzgelenk / Unibal
• Schallstückdurchmesser 25 cm
• Mundrohr ...