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by TheBerlinerTuba
Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Repairs & Modifications
Topic: Kurath F — Reimagined 6th Slide
Replies: 44
Views: 3088

Re: Kurath F — Reimagined 6th Slide

Excellent work, bravo :tuba: :cheers:
by TheBerlinerTuba
Fri Oct 25, 2024 5:14 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Premiere of the Wilhelm Wieprecht Concertino on a new Moritz Tuba
Replies: 2
Views: 204

Premiere of the Wilhelm Wieprecht Concertino on a new Moritz Tuba

Demonstration of the Moritz-Wieprecht Tuba replica, newly built by The Berliner Tuba Werkstatt. It's the last few bars of the Wilhelm Wieprecht Concertino, one of the very first concerto type works written in the late 1830s for the then newly invented chromatische Baßtuba in F. Tubist: Jack Adler- ...
by TheBerlinerTuba
Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: Gigs, Recitals and Concerts
Topic: Berlin Historical Brass Concert Series: BERLIN, wie es damals war
Replies: 2
Views: 218

Re: Berlin Historical Brass Concert Series: BERLIN, wie es damals war

Yes we will be recording the concerts and hopefully live streaming as well.
by TheBerlinerTuba
Thu Oct 10, 2024 6:51 am
Forum: Gigs, Recitals and Concerts
Topic: Berlin Historical Brass Concert Series: BERLIN, wie es damals war
Replies: 2
Views: 218

Berlin Historical Brass Concert Series: BERLIN, wie es damals war

Berlin Historical Brass Concert Series: BERLIN, wie es damals war
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by TheBerlinerTuba
Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: For Sale or Trade: Tubas, Euphoniums, Mouthpieces, and Accessories
Topic: 1870s Viennese F-Tuba/Bombardon for sale
Replies: 1
Views: 307

1870s Viennese F-Tuba/Bombardon for sale

For sale: ca. 1870s F-Tuba / Bombardon most likely made in Vienna or Graslitz. 4 rotary valves. A=440Hz It is playable but could use a restoration as the linkages are quite clanky. Numerous dents and some cracks A great candidate for a museum or someone who is looking for a historical tuba. I was ...
by TheBerlinerTuba
Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: For Sale or Trade: Tubas, Euphoniums, Mouthpieces, and Accessories
Topic: Ackerman & Lesser F-Tuba ca 1920 for sale
Replies: 1
Views: 253

Ackerman & Lesser F-Tuba ca 1920 for sale

Hello everyone, I'm posting for an old friend who has retired from playing tuba. 1920s Ackermann & Lesser F-Tuba made in Dresden. 3/4 size, 4 rotary valves, unlacquered. It's a large shaft, but has been fit with an adapter to take american size shank. The 4th valve is tuned to 2 tones/half a step ...
by TheBerlinerTuba
Thu Aug 15, 2024 4:31 am
Forum: Repairs & Modifications
Topic: How not to use a lathe - or how to loose an arm
Replies: 4
Views: 850

Re: How not to use a lathe - or how to loose an arm

I think the angle of the video and the 2 x speed is contributing to the "dangerous" impression. Dan actually has a lot of space between him and bell Most of us in germany who make or repair bells would do the same. And lastly, I've worked with Dan in the past and I can say he is extremely safety ...
by TheBerlinerTuba
Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: Off-Site Deals and Ads
Topic: FB (MI): "Karl King" (?) rotary BBb
Replies: 6
Views: 972

Re: FB (MI): "Karl King" (?) rotary BBb

The tuba is an Amati 4/4 BBb stencil. I believe Sum did make or at least assemble their own tubas many decades previously, but by the 70s it was just stencils. I contacted the seller and it was a typo, actually Karl Sum. The engraving reads Karl Sum, Instrumenten Bau., Kirnbach/Wolfach. I am ...
by TheBerlinerTuba
Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: The History of the Tuba Podcast Episode 7, The Patent of 1835
Replies: 5
Views: 628

Re: The History of the Tuba Podcast Episode 7, The Patent of 1835

The patent is located at the Geheimes Staatsarchiv, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Rep. 120, Ministerium
für Handel und Gewerbe. The storage area itself is outside of Berlin but is easy to reach. I'm hoping to make a trip there later this year to do a hi-res scan and will be sure to share.
by TheBerlinerTuba
Fri Jul 05, 2024 4:52 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: The History of the Tuba Podcast Episode 7, The Patent of 1835
Replies: 5
Views: 628

The History of the Tuba Podcast Episode 7, The Patent of 1835

Episode 7 of the History of the Tuba Podcast has dropped. Jake and Jack discuss the iconic patent of 1835. patent.jpg Check it out here: https://open.substack.com/pub/historyofthetuba/p/the-history-of-the-tuba-podcast-episode-f43?r=2kc7dh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
by TheBerlinerTuba
Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Estimate on the age of a handmade pt-6
Replies: 5
Views: 729

Re: Estimate on the age of a handmade pt-6

Hello Diego,

your PT6 was made in 1992.

Cheers from Berlin
TheBerlinerTuba
by TheBerlinerTuba
Wed Jun 05, 2024 7:51 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Q for Alex owners: super large shank mouthpieces
Replies: 8
Views: 1560

Re: Q for Alex owners: super large shank mouthpieces

Hallo Arpthark, If you would prefer not to modify the receiver, I would recommend one of the Bruno Tilz, Walter Hilgers series of mouthpieces, most likely a WH-B1 or the not for the faint of heart WH-B2. The newer B3 and B4 I haven't tried yet and have no experience with. These series of mouthpieces ...
by TheBerlinerTuba
Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: Repairs & Modifications
Topic: Play in rotary valve double hinge mechanism
Replies: 3
Views: 713

Re: Play in rotary valve double hinge mechanism

Hi Gocsick, unless the hinge pins are completely toast, usually one can swedge them with this type of pliers to remove excess play. https://www.ferreestoolsinc.com/products/swegding-pliers Technically when you replace this type of old linkage, one would completely discard the rivets and T-joints ...
by TheBerlinerTuba
Wed May 22, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Chromatic Bass Horn/English Horn
Replies: 6
Views: 751

Re: Chromatic Bass Horn/English Horn

This just dropped: