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-?
Re: Wanna hear one of the world's largest tubas?
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:54 am
by Dave Detwiler
humBell wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 12:31 am
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-?
"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.
Re: Wanna hear one of the world's largest tubas?
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 1:00 pm
by humBell
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?