Wanna hear one of the world's largest tubas?
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Dave Detwiler
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Wanna hear one of the world's largest tubas?
Here's my gallery of known subcontrabass tubas - this one is number 3 in my ranking: http://tubapastor.blogspot.com/2021/01/ ... tubas.html
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Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
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humBell
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Re: Wanna hear one of the world's largest tubas?
I went looking for Riesen in the makers listed in horn-u-copia.net and drew a blank.
Is Reisen the maker? (who perhaps worked for Bohland & Fuchs) Or is it a prefix meaning something contra-?
Is Reisen the maker? (who perhaps worked for Bohland & Fuchs) Or is it a prefix meaning something contra-?
"All art is one." -Hal
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Re: Wanna hear one of the world's largest tubas?
"Riesen" is simply "giant" in German. The maker is indeed Bohland & Fuchs, who also made a couple of other giant tubas around that time (1912), as per my gallery in the link above.
Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
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humBell
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Re: Wanna hear one of the world's largest tubas?
Thanks for the clarification.
"2. Trombotonar - Gustave-Auguste Besson, 1855" began the confusion, as i inferred Besson was the company and Gustave Auguste perhaps a person. But considering the year, it is likely the maker's whole name. A family member probably started the company (and sure, i can and will look it up, but a more accurate picture of confusion is rendered while i am still confused)
And i suppose demand isn't there to make it worth producing more?
"2. Trombotonar - Gustave-Auguste Besson, 1855" began the confusion, as i inferred Besson was the company and Gustave Auguste perhaps a person. But considering the year, it is likely the maker's whole name. A family member probably started the company (and sure, i can and will look it up, but a more accurate picture of confusion is rendered while i am still confused)
And i suppose demand isn't there to make it worth producing more?
"All art is one." -Hal