Lovin' Me Some Helicon!!!! Post yours here.
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Re: Lovin' Me Some Helicon!!!! Post yours here.
Thank you @Doc for the cool sounding bass lines. Keep doing that voodoo that you do so well!!! Stay safe and healthy my friend.
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1909 King BBb Helicon
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1909 King BBb Helicon
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Thank you, sir! You do the same.
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I can't let Doc have all the fun!
Here's some more helicon shenanigans:
Here's some more helicon shenanigans:
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Heck yeah! And at least you’re getting to play live with people!
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Me and my 1905 BBb York
Me and my 1905 BBb York
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- Three Valves (Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:09 am) • Doc (Thu May 20, 2021 7:08 am)
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1905 York Helicon
1960 Reynolds Contempora Sousaphone
2022 Wessex fiberglass sousaphone
1905 York Helicon
1960 Reynolds Contempora Sousaphone
2022 Wessex fiberglass sousaphone
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That's a beautiful horn. Nice to see another northern grainbelt member! 
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1916 Holton "Mammoth" 3 valve BBb Upright Bell Tuba
1935 King "Symphony" Bass 3 valve BBb Tuba
1998 King "2341" 4 valve BBb Tuba
1970 Yamaha "321" 4 valve BBb Tuba (Yard Goat)
1935 King "Symphony" Bass 3 valve BBb Tuba
1998 King "2341" 4 valve BBb Tuba
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J.W. York & Sons Performing Artist
http://www.YorkLoyalist.com
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Yeah Doc!!!!
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Re: Lovin' Me Some Helicon!!!! Post yours here.
Another blasmusik play-along video, but this time featuring the Wessex Eb Helicon. I had some kind of audio lag issue in the second video that I couldn’t fix to my satisfaction. I decided to let it ride and work on it once I get situated in my new spot. either way, you can get an idea of how it sounds with this type of music.
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The hills are alive...
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The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column
Mack Brass Artiste
TU422L with TU25
1964 Conn 36k with CB Arnold Jacobs
Accent (By B&S) 952R with Bach12
The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column
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And I thought it was just gas...
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Goooood morning, here is a bit of my stuff:
I only ceep the Tenor and the Cerveny BBb Helikon.
The rest was VERY uncomfortable to play and need a lot of time to play in tune. Need a lot of alternative fingerings.
And this very good sounding Cerveny BBb Helikon.
Needs a new valve section...
Enjoy
I only ceep the Tenor and the Cerveny BBb Helikon.
The rest was VERY uncomfortable to play and need a lot of time to play in tune. Need a lot of alternative fingerings.
And this very good sounding Cerveny BBb Helikon.
Needs a new valve section...
Enjoy
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Re: Lovin' Me Some Helicon!!!! Post yours here.
Really cool. And we’ll played I might add.
Yeah, it doesn’t surprise me that the Cerveny needs a valve job. This is what, a 1920’s model? After a 100 years it has EARNED a valve job!
Yeah, it doesn’t surprise me that the Cerveny needs a valve job. This is what, a 1920’s model? After a 100 years it has EARNED a valve job!
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Re: Lovin' Me Some Helicon!!!! Post yours here.
This is a remarkably nice-playing 4+1 C helicon, made from 1920's Buescher parts, and patterned after Al Jaffe's (Preservation Hall founder) 4-valve B-flat Buescher helicon.
I used it (during a time when it was my ONLY contrabass tuba) to play everything from hip-hop to Walter Hartley to Stravinsky.
This was a picture that Mrs. bloke took of the TV screen when a Hallmark Channel movie was airing - in which I used it as a prop.
(I actually pre-recorded the music that we played with my Besson E-flat.)
oh yeah...I made a fortune (NOT)
off that gig; c. $150 to record a pair of public domain tunes and $500 for the day shoot.
Oh well, the food truck was decent, and they let the band eat the "stars" food, rather than the "extras" food.
This was only a few days prior to me shipping it off to its new owner in Oregon, so it was all nice, clean, and shiny.
Here's a picture of it unencumbered by my formerly-way-to-large self:
(a few minutes prior to it disappearing into its shipping carton)
I used it (during a time when it was my ONLY contrabass tuba) to play everything from hip-hop to Walter Hartley to Stravinsky.
This was a picture that Mrs. bloke took of the TV screen when a Hallmark Channel movie was airing - in which I used it as a prop.
(I actually pre-recorded the music that we played with my Besson E-flat.)
oh yeah...I made a fortune (NOT)
off that gig; c. $150 to record a pair of public domain tunes and $500 for the day shoot. Oh well, the food truck was decent, and they let the band eat the "stars" food, rather than the "extras" food.
This was only a few days prior to me shipping it off to its new owner in Oregon, so it was all nice, clean, and shiny.
Here's a picture of it unencumbered by my formerly-way-to-large self:
(a few minutes prior to it disappearing into its shipping carton)
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Re: Lovin' Me Some Helicon!!!! Post yours here.
You are right. The Valves are not tight anymore. This Instrument will get a new 4 Valve section.
I really like it as it is, but it deserve a wellness week in the repairshop
