here's an Eb on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224510961359?h ... SwjBZg1nkT
For York-o-philes
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Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
1970s Marzan Slant-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
1970s Marzan Slant-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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Re: For York-o-philes
Interesting slightly different design on the eb's from the 1920's...smaller bell, slightly different tapers...
J.W. York & Sons Performing Artist
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Re: For York-o-philes
With (I suspect) many of us interested, this may get painful (for one person).
Some old Yorks, Martins, and perhaps a King rotary valved CC
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Re: For York-o-philes
By the mid 20s they made their top action Monster Eb tubas with a smaller diameter (18”) bell, at least in the catalogs I've seen. Front action horns continued to use the squat 20” (19.5”) bell that we are all used to.
The catalog page for this horn says it should be 33 3/4” tall. It would likely use the bell from the high/low pitch 700 series horns which were 32 3/4” whereas the low pitch 700s were 37 1/2”.
Some old Yorks, Martins, and perhaps a King rotary valved CC