Yes, but where are you going to put your lyre?

4 different quartets. nowhere near championship quality. The last video is at an actual contest and we came in 2nd to last. It's brutal out there


I had a horse that had been on the track (standardbred, pulling the sulky behind her). She ran four races: last, last, 2nd to last, and DNF (they ...

jose the tuba player wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2026 4:59 pm

York-aholic wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2026 7:20 am

humBell wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 4:30 pm Still an open issue?

I'll get my tape measure...

Yes, I’m still looking. Thank you.

I have a Yamaha 105 bell and a 20j bell flare if you want to make a franken Helicon.

While I appreciate it, that would be quite a look!

:-)

humBell wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 4:30 pm Still an open issue?

I'll get my tape measure...

Yes, I’m still looking. Thank you.

Agreed. I was very fond of my York 33.

I don’t think it’s a 2341 body. The valve tubing layout is different, 4th especially.

bisontuba wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2026 7:28 pm Pokorny Low Brass Seminar | School of Music | Northern Illinois University https://share.google/WgzicEftG2k09z7gl

It was so nice when he used to hold that in Redlands, CA, about 30 minutes away from me.

If I understand correctly (never a given), the inner and outer slide tubes for the bell section’s tuning slide are cylindrical. So there are always two cylindrical interruptions to the bell section’s conical/tapered profile.

So in essence your “frankenbone” (do NOT Google that) plays more in tune ...

sugawi wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2026 1:24 pm Listed:8 hours ago
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I have never seen so much excitement about listing.

Specially for a small bore (.656” bore) sousaphone. That is NOT a .750 bore York. The ferrules on the slide crooks having a “waist” is a give away.

Saw this on reverb, missing the leadpipe, shipping to CA was $125

https://reverb.com/item/97540995-1914-c-g-conn-antique-eb-tuba-engraved-bell-smooth-valves-projec



https://rvb-img.reverb.com/i/s--TwePnPQQ--/quality=medium-high,height=1600,width=1600,fit=contain/81f00177-ca1c-465b-8949 ...

What a gorgeous engraving on that Conn!

They did make a 22” upright.

I do believe:

• Eb

• Imported from Europe (nickel silver valve tubing, brace feet are not Holton

But not necessarily at the original asking price (notice the strikethrough on the the original price):

https://i.imgur.com/JgaCIqu.jpeg

I think the trickiest part would be rerouting the 4th valve tubing since the 6/4 York has a branch of the bugle in the way:



arpthark , I'll email you a picture or two of my York 736 which is an original 6/4 with 4 front action valves so you can look at ...

I suspect that the 22” fixed upright King bells of long ago are probably going to be much shorter than a 1241/2341 detachable w/upright, ie would make the horn pretty sharp. You could have a longer tuning slide made but…

Should you eventually feel like it, my King bell stack and Holton 19” bell w ...

bloke wrote: Sun May 24, 2026 5:59 pm Just get Butler to make you a bell for a few thousand bucks.

Sure, sure….

Silver or lacquer? Sometime over the summer, I’m have a spare silver King bell stack. You’d still need a King upright detachable bell though. I have a 19” Holton bell with a King collar that I currently use with said bell stack.

If you decide you’d like to perhaps go that route, let me know.

EmptyCase wrote: Sat May 23, 2026 4:51 pm I may have one ill have to check, its a pan American bell but its in two pieces so the flare will need to be reattached

Sousaphone bell in kit form… cheaper shipping.

Thank you for having a look. much appreciated!

arpthark wrote: Sun May 24, 2026 9:30 am Looking good!

I like that low-slung valve section.

It looks like it would definitely be easier to reach through the horn to adjust the valve slide…