Name! That! Miraphone!

[kingrob76]

Even after all these I'm still not as proficient at this as I used to be.

It's not a 188. It's not a 185 because the wrap is wrong for the 5th. That leaves a 186 or a 184 and my gut says 184 since the height of the 5th valve wrap seems right.

Also: damn fine playing with a lot of commercially available charts, and the swap of an alto sax for the french horn is interesting.

[bloke]

I’m guessing 186 based on relative size.

[arpthark]

Bell is too big to be a 184. 186 gets my vote.

[the elephant]

186

[Doc]

186.

184 is much smaller.

Nice playing!

[bort2.0]

That's a 186 and it sounds great.

Instead of "what is it," how about "who is it?"

I'd love a 186CC right about now!

[tofu]

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[matt g]

Wonder if you have to buy the big stupid hat or does Disney supply that?

One thing Disney would have complete control over would be wardrobe.

[bloke]

' never grew accustomed to the 18" bells on the later-era 186 instruments.

[Doc]

' never grew accustomed to the 18" bells on the later-era 186 instruments.

That brand new 186 BBb that I ”happened to run into” a while back was a good tuba. I didn’t have it for enough time to do a decentreview video, but I had it for long enough to figure out a few things. It was easy to play, and you could play just about everything pretty well. BUT… I am NOT super-impressed with the 18 inch bell. The vintage sheet brass 16 inch models have better sound - they have the Miraphone mojo, whereas the new ones, although fine tubas, do not. I have also owned a new bell 186 CC, and I did not like it at all, whereas I love the blokespecial 186 CC with 16 inch bell and sheet brass.

YMMV, of course.

[iiipopes]

186 CC

[cjk]

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It's not a 188. It's not a 185 because the wrap is wrong for the 5th. That leaves a 186 or a 184 and my gut says 184 since the height of the 5th valve wrap seems right.

Also: damn fine playing with a lot of commercially available charts, and the swap of an alto sax for the french horn is interesting.

It’s a new-ish 17+ inch bell 186 CC. The 5th valve wrap which perplexes you is the factory wrap for the flat whole step fifth valve.

“New-ish” is pretty relative though. They’ve probably been building them that way for close to 20 years. I still think of those as kinda new.

[bloke]

It's the "Magkin Edition"...

... only offered for sale in Magic Kingdom gift shops.