5th addition on 186CC4U

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Hello folks,

Greetings from Brazil.
Recently I added the 5th valve on my Miraphone.
That horn is original 4 valves and made in middle of 90 years, is that Standard model with low nickel brass and no Kranz.
Plays well, so well and I get a spare (Same bore size) rotor
I used the paddles from a Chinese F tuba and did it as right thumb ring. The circuit like the slide I did curving a tube with resin inside.
I hope the guys like it.
I intend to sell it soon.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/scxvR8t4ixqhBxsn8

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That's a nice under-everything weaving job of the action arm !

...and that's also a fine job of bending tubing.

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(I also had one of those (early Miraphone 181 copy?) F tubas around here, which I bought as a parts instrument from a friend.
What's left of it is getting smaller and smaller.)
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Great work!

There is a huge tuba community in Brazil. Some interesting stuff has been coming out of there.
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matt g wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 5:04 pm Great work!

There is a huge tuba community in Brazil. Some interesting stuff has been coming out of there.
200+ million people in Brazil. They'd better have some tuba players! :)

Very nice work on the 186!
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Muito bem
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bort2.0 wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 5:17 pm
matt g wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 5:04 pm Great work!

There is a huge tuba community in Brazil. Some interesting stuff has been coming out of there.
200+ million people in Brazil. They'd better have some tuba players! :)

Very nice work on the 186!
Check this young guy out. I enjoy listening to his playing.

https://www.youtube.com/user/dograkauan
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Clean 1960 Mirafone and it sounds amazing. Good work. :thumbsup:
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Assuming that rotor was donated from a 19mm bore instrument, I do not consider that a bad move at all.
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