I could be WRONG with some of my thinking - AS I OFTEN AM, but (once the upper stem is oiled - just underneath the stop arm) I (generously) dump (cheap) oil into the "rack" of rotary valves from the removed main tuning slide down through the rotors. I then put the main slide back ONTO the ...

I don’t think you’re missing a bit. I think the neck and bit you have been repaired badly after being bent/pulled down and the angles are uncomfortable. The single bit you have is made to receive a mouthpiece that was commonly used on Eb tubas of the time. Their shanks were very similar to bass tro ...

I don’t think you’re missing a bit. I think the neck and bit you have been repaired badly after being bent/pulled down and the angles are uncomfortable. The single bit you have is made to receive a mouthpiece that was commonly used on Eb tubas of the time. Their shanks were very similar to bass tro ...

Great, thanks guys. Learning a lot. EDIT: I'll post 3 photos, even though the King Sousaphone bit that I own seems to go about the same on my pt-48 I bought around 2009? 2010? At the Army Band Conference. From left to right Denis Wick 2 "Heritage" (I think Denis Wick doesn't make the non-"L" models ...

Post a pic of what you have. Take some measurements and post those, too. Gotcha, here's a link to a bunch of pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ivt6MDrca3dWmoW18 The female end of the neck's inner diameter is a bit less than 5/8". The female end of the bit's inner diameter is about 1/2". Happy to ...

I recently acquired a 1930s-era Holton Eb sousaphone, including what appears to be the original neck and one tuning bit. It's possible for me to awkwardly play the horn with the single bit, but I'd love to find a second one. I purchased a new pair from here https://www.1800usaband.com/products/view ...

Thanks for the replies. Beemen looks like a solid choice.

Anyone have any recommendations for a musical instrument repair shop in the Cleveland, OH area where I could get some work done on my tuba?

Thanks!

Daniel