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Not many of these around...

Nope...but when it's beat to shiit, grwinds616 is the place to be!

Does anyone want to give a history lesson about these tubas?

LargeTuba wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 8:36 pm Does anyone want to give a history lesson about these tubas?

@bisontuba ... Pick one of these for tuba Tuesday?

bort2.0 wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:38 pm Nope...but when it's beat to shiit, grwinds616 is the place to be!

This is more Krispy than Kruspe...

Officer Kruspe...?

When in my early 20's, the retired husband of the lady who rehearsed the Memphis Symphony Chorus (his name as Nick Causey) had a kaiser BB-flat Kruspe for sale for not much money.

I wasn't into BB-flat, and I wasn't into kaiser, but I went and played it. It didn't seem easy to play, and the string-linkage valve action was very slow and deliberate. At the time I had an Alex 163 C and a Miraphone 184 C.

I didn't buy it, but (I'm thinking...??) the guy - who played tuba in the NC Symphony, during that era (was Matt Ransom playing in that orchestra, back then?) - may have bought it.

A couple of years earlier - in Kentucky - I heard a student (maybe, a guy with red hair...??) play a 4-rotor Kruspe F tuba beautifully.

bort2.0 wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 8:37 pm

LargeTuba wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 8:36 pm Does anyone want to give a history lesson about these tubas?

@bisontuba ... Pick one of these for tuba Tuesday?

I have the entire Summer planned for Tuesdays...and a Kruspe will be included....

I don't know about Kruspe tubas, but fwiw I own the last Kruspe bass trombone made in 2012 when the shop closed. Beautiful craftmansship, and an extraordinary fine horn with a very mallable and singing tonal quality. Pretty special, and amazing to play. Would like to test ride a Kruspe tuba, hopefuly finding similar qualities..

bloke wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 7:16 am

A couple of years earlier - in Kentucky - I heard a student (maybe, a guy with red hair...??) play a 4-rotor Kruspe F tuba beautifully.

That's a fine player named Bob Bryant. We were in school together in Cincinnati studying with Sam Green back in the late 80s. We've lost touch, he was from around Lexington. If anyone knows his whereabouts, I'd love an update.

bin2rong wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:47 am

bloke wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 7:16 am

A couple of years earlier - in Kentucky - I heard a student (maybe, a guy with red hair...??) play a 4-rotor Kruspe F tuba beautifully.

That's a fine player named Bob Bryant. We were in school together in Cincinnati studying with Sam Green back in the late 80s. We've lost touch, he was from around Lexington. If anyone knows his whereabouts, I'd love an update.

This him?

http://www.bobbryantmusic.com/

Absolutely! Thanks so much.

bin2rong wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:01 pm Absolutely! Thanks so much.

Of course. I'm from that area as well and the name was familiar; I went to UK about 15 years ago.

When you studied with Sam, did he own a six valve Alexander F tuba in a 3 left / 3 right configuration? I bought it from Sam Gnagey and he seemed to think it was Sam Green's old tuba. I sold it many years ago but it was the best F tuba I have ever played.

I know this is an old thread, but horn-u-copia has some info on Kruspe and their history. It's too bad they're gone. I do see their horns come up occasionally on EU eBay.

That information makes me smile. I'm always happy to see someone who strives towards excellence end up with some recognition as well as some employment.

arpthark wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:07 pm

bin2rong wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:01 pm Absolutely! Thanks so much.

Of course. I'm from that area as well and the name was familiar; I went to UK about 15 years ago.

When you studied with Sam, did he own a six valve Alexander F tuba in a 3 left / 3 right configuration? I bought it from Sam Gnagey and he seemed to think it was Sam Green's old tuba. I sold it many years ago but it was the best F tuba I have ever played.

I'm sure that most of us know that they were far more well known for their horns, and that Conn based its 8D model roughly on some of these horns.

hrender wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:59 pm I know this is an old thread, but horn-u-copia has some info on Kruspe and their history. It's too bad they're gone. I do see their horns come up occasionally on EU eBay.