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Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:31 pm
by LargeTuba
Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Big-used-Eb-Es ... SwYqVcsiBx

Looks pretty cool. Possibly a cool franken tuba body, But the owner says it has a 14.5mm bore which seems way too small.

Please let me know if you have any details?

Re: Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:25 pm
by KingTuba1241X
The word 'Stuffy' comes to mind whatever it is. :laugh:

Re: Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:14 pm
by LargeTuba
KingTuba1241X wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:25 pm The word 'Stuffy' comes to mind whatever it is. :laugh:
Yeah I agree. But i cant imagine it being that small.

Re: Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:04 pm
by Casca Grossa
I own two Cerveny stencils that are 4 valve Eb's that look very similar to that one. Not stuffy in the least. Big, fat, easy blowing low end. The rest of the range is very nice too.

Re: Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:08 pm
by Rick Denney
LargeTuba wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:31 pm Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Big-used-Eb-Es ... SwYqVcsiBx

Looks pretty cool. Possibly a cool franken tuba body, But the owner says it has a 14.5mm bore which seems way too small.

Please let me know if you have any details?
I'm not believing the bore size, if the instrument is 40+ inches tall, to make that picture work in my brain. Where in the ad did the guy specify the bore?

Rick "missed that bit" Denney

Re: Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:09 pm
by bloke
Rick Denney wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:08 pm
LargeTuba wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:31 pm Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Big-used-Eb-Es ... SwYqVcsiBx

Looks pretty cool. Possibly a cool franken tuba body, But the owner says it has a 14.5mm bore which seems way too small.

Please let me know if you have any details?
I'm not believing the bore size, if the instrument is 40+ inches tall, to make that picture work in my brain. Where in the ad did the guy specify the bore?

Rick "missed that bit" Denney
I would ask for a re-measuring, but I don't completely rule out a bore size that small.
The (yeah...even outer slide) tubing looks to be quite small...ie. baritone/euphonium-size-ish.

Re: Do any of you know anything about this tuba?

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:46 pm
by LargeTuba
I private messages him. He said that was the bore of the first valve. I agree it looks too big.