Your Alex 164 BBb Kaiser tuba sure brings back memories of mine that I bought used in 1981. I paid $900.00 and it was in great condition and I had to have a dent on the fourth valve slide taken out, and the rest was just cosmetic. Like yours, the receiver was massive and since I was in Southern ...

I ended up trading the Alex, but it was quite a nice tuba that needed some love that I didn’t have to spare at the time.

My repair guy/mentor/friend was an employee of Larry Minick’s in the ‘80s.


I am glad to know your repair tech, mentor, and friend was an employee of Larry Minick's in the ...

A belated congratulations on your Alex 164!

I just saw this post looking up the Alex 164. My first tuba. I bought it used in 1981 for $900.00 from another tubist. I was a tubist in the 1st Marine Division Band and the Marine I bought it from was a tubist in the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band in El ...