I saw it tucked away behind a pile of other stuff in a sort of an "mid-century" store (furniture, lamps, some guitars & amps, records, etc.). The guy handed it to me and I played it a bit (the valves moved but were very "slow", definitely would need a thorough going thru. Repairs on the solders, one ...

WTB: Helleberg Sear American Shank mouthpiece in good condition. No other variants, just the one by Walter Sear please.

I played one on the field in drum corps and in college, but over the years it has "gone into hiding".

Thank you.

Ken in NE Missouri.

Three Valves wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:32 pm
I have some beginner/intermediate studies around here from my re-intro 5+ years ago.

Great condition, cheap!

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And now he doesn't, I bought Three Valves' music and as it has arrived am starting in on that!

Good stuff! Thanks for the post!

Here's a picture from the late 1970's (probably '79), our wandering Tuba Christmas group. I'm on the left on a Conn sousaphone, and Marshall is on the right with... what? My school had 2 of these, one in Bb and a much smaller one in Eb but nearly identical in looks. I'm thinking they might have been ...

That is an Indian tenor sousaphone in Bb (not BBb) and it plays in the same range as a euphonium or trombone. They are wildly out of tune. Stay away! I've seen those horns in eBay ads, and I've always wondered if they took large-shank euphonium/trombone mouthpieces or what. I'd love to try one just ...

I've noticed that some horns have copper colored lead pipes, while the rest of the horn is brass colored.

What is the reason for this please? (NOTE: Both the real and humorously false answers appreciated... the nuttier, the better).

May God have mercy upon the ears of anybody who happens to hear me play right now. SMOKES I was bad. I mean... bad. I guess a 25 year layoff is a bit hard on the embouchure, the wind, the range, everything. My first note, I was like "my goodness this horn has a ton of back pressure... I mean it's ...

My new Dillon 995 BBb arrived Friday (I just got it today... I was away and it was delivered to my workplace which didn't notify me that I had a giant box show up). For the last month I've been looking around for a basic, starter Bb to get back into playing, and I've contacted several sources (many ...

Which ones, exactly? :)

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Good news! I hope you have many years of enjoying it!

You don't need 4 valves on a marching horn, heck you don't even need 3. You don't even really need two piston valve, one on the thumb and a rotor on the left hand works just fine :) (See my avatar, me in 1979)

https://reverb.com/item/64340047-kanstul-custom-class-2010-2015 There is the link regarding the tuba in question above. Something about this horn makes me think that it was possibly inspired by something made by UMI or Olds/Reynolds once upon a time. Or something like a cross between a Conn 5J and ...