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Yorkboy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:33 am

bloke wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:58 pm

LargeTuba wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:21 pm

I kinda like the tallbell. The Wessex seems like I’m gonna hit my head on the bell, or look like the hunchback of Notredame playing it

Other than being an E-flat, the profile of Unc’s looks like it might be identical to my B-flat.
As long as the bell clears my head, I’m fine with it… and like a hard case it’s only 3 feet long for my 32 inch tall tuba with a 19 inch bell, and 190 ear-shattering dB of KA-POW !!!

Kind looks like the horn project that I’m in right now:

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(hoping to find some time in the near future to get it done….)

Your Eb looks cool!
How big is the 5th valve? 21 or 21,5 mm?

I’m pretty sure It’s a BBb not and Eb

I'm not that good at identifying stuff from pictures...but I don't see a secondary lower bow (per typical B-flats).

Ah... it was a few post's lower. There was a nice Eb Tuba. Was a post from @Yorkboy

bloke wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:54 pm I'm not that good at identifying stuff from pictures...but I don't see a secondary lower bow (per typical B-flats).

I was referring to the tuba you built.

LargeTuba wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 3:24 pm

bloke wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:54 pm I'm not that good at identifying stuff from pictures...but I don't see a secondary lower bow (per typical B-flats).

I was referring to the tuba you built.

yes...but I was referring to the bell, bottom bow and upper bow (these parts are the same with York/Holton 19"-bell B-flats and E-flats).

Kontrabasstuba wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 1:11 pm Ah... it was a few post's lower. There was a nice Eb Tuba. Was a post from @Yorkboy

These tubas are typically 11/16" (nearly 17.5mm) bore - NO expansion for #4 and #5 (rotor) is typically 3/4" (just under 19mm) bore.

The only similar instruments that were sort-of) "mass"-produced (not all that many of either, honestly) in somewhat recent times were a Getzen-assembled product (defunct) and a Holton-built product (old-OLD tooling dusted off, but now also defunct, and bell was an inch smaller - to specifically suit Harvey Phillips).

King, King-alike, and cut-down-to-C King (aka "Conn") and Chinese King/Conn-alikes are similar, but slightly larger.

Between 4+1 (modified/updated) 4/4 Holton-or-York (EXTREMELY similar) B-flats, and King/King-like B-flat instruments, I personally prefer the Holton/York instruments. As far as the C versions, I've not played a "wonderfully in-tune" cut-to-C Holton/York, but the Eastman C versions of a very nicely shortened-to-C King seem successful/popular. I'm just personally not in the market for anything in this size range in C, and prefer my subtly/smaller-than-King Holton instrument (4+1) in its full/original B-flat length (to any of the others mentioned).

Is there a picture somewhere of this tuba? The OP isn't showing anything and the link is only showing pictures for some of their horns.

Bob Kolada wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 3:39 am Is there a picture somewhere of this tuba? The OP isn't showing anything and the link is only showing pictures for some of their horns.

I took some screen grabs from the social media account:

edfirth wrote:things about large bore King tubas

I’ve only had one 3/4” bore rotary King instrument and two 3/4” bore piston King instruments in my shop (after all these years).

I will confirm your report about the piston valves.
I don’t recall there being a single dimple in any of the ports, defining a remarkably long valve stroke.

Rick “very large hands” Denney probably would have found those pistons to be quite suitable.

Thanks Matt! Turns out I had some java script issues.