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August Bonus: Two Holton tubas…a ‘Del Negro’ model and a ‘Richardson’ model
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:13 am
by bisontuba
August Bonus: two Holton special tubas: a’Del Negro’ model ( courtesy of Dan Oberloh) and a ‘ Richardson’ model ( courtesy of Lee Stofer)….these were built for tuba greats Luke Del Negro and Jack Richardson…
Del Negro model:
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Richardson model:
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Re: August Bonus: Two Holton tubas…a ‘Del Negro’ model and a ‘Richardson’ model
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 1:37 pm
by edfirth
The one that Fred Pfaff is holding was sold by him to a private school in Orlando. Years later it turned up on Ebay at a scooter store in Titusville and I recognized it from that picture and told a friend who digs old horns about it. He went to check it out but it was missing a valve and he thought it would be more trouble than it was worth. Mike Lynch ended up with it and I think Lee Stofer brought it back to the way it looks in the picture on his website. I guess it plays great but Fred wasn't fond of it. Today's useless information. Best to all of you, Ed
Re: August Bonus: Two Holton tubas…a ‘Del Negro’ model and a ‘Richardson’ model
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 1:45 pm
by UncleBeer
The Del Negro model had the carpal-tunnel valve set waaaay before Yamaha rediscovered it.
