I sold one of these (in much better condition) several months ago. The bell was engraved with "Symphony," and it was a French Eb tuba from roughly a century ago that actually played pretty respectably. If the valves/slides/body joints are not leaking, they play well-enough.

I used to have a large tank of Chromic Acid (aka bright dip). After I had an instrument sparkling clean inside and out, I would dip the entire instrument, as well as the cleaned small parts into this solution for a few seconds, and the body & parts would come out with a hazy, bright yellow color on ...

I accompanied Zig Kanstul and Charles Hargett to the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, in March of 2010, where Kanstul was introducing his line of York-like 4/4 BBb, CC, and the York monster-like Eb tubas. I carried my Stofer Geib mouthpiece with American shank, and a Rudolf Meinl RM-9 / 7.8 ...

The Stofer Geib& Air Corps mouthpieces completely sold out several weeks ago. I have approx. 50 buffed, which will be engraved next week, then finish-buffed and sent to Anderson in Elkhart for plating. If you want a special order mouthpiece, ie., with two-tone, silver w/ gold rim & cup, or special ...

I'd like to thank iiipopes for his post. I found this to be a very interesting experiment, exploring what would happen if one tried to re-do a fiberglass sousa to a higher standard. I found several things to be important, and am happy to share these points: - the body-to valveset connection needs to ...

Thank-you for the clarification! So, this would be two variations of the LFB 854?

Thank-you for the A-B play-testing of the new Lidl F in M and L configurations. As I understand it, this is mainly a difference in two different leadpipes? I liked the M (smaller leadpipe) version as my personal favorite. Each of the Lidl models, in each key, have their own "flavor" or unique ...

Joe, you have a great horn there, no matter what anyone else thinks. There's not $5.00 difference, IMHO, between vintage Holtons and Yorks, and the horn sounds great -period. And if you enjoy it, better-yet. I find it interesting that your Holton is so similar to what I've been working on for 10 ...

I have not seen a single Schlipf tuba mute without what Chris Hite referred to as batting in another thread. The mute is essentially empty inside, but, adhering to the wooden top piece on the inside is about 1/4 " to 1/2" or so of a white, fibrous material, to help arrest resonance and keep it quiet ...

Chris Hite at Buddy Rogers is the point man for Schlipf mutes in the US, but I still have my notes from when I was doing this, and I found a penned-in note in the listing for Kalison large BBb, CC, saying, "including Daryl Smith model CC." There are many bell throat tapers out there, and the portion ...

On March 4, 2024, Eric & I departed the shop at 5:15AM, and drove to Cincinnati, Ohio and delivered my stock of Josef Lidl instruments to Buddy Rogers Music. We signed a transfer document, and entrusted the representation of Josef Lidl instruments to Chris Hite, a longtime colleague and friend, and ...

I'll try to answer some questions. The Moldau large leadpipe is nickel-silver. The smaller M (medium) leadpipe is rose brass. They have a tested formula which determines which leadpipe/bell configuration /bell or body alloy works the best, balancing each other. Unless special ordered otherwise, the ...

Sorry to be late to the party, but for those who are curious about MAW rotors, they do exist, and are a good thing! Martin says that I am the first assembler of new tubas to equip my tubas with the MAW 5th rotor, made by Meinlschmidt in Germany. Someone remarked that it resembles a tuba-sized ...

Yes, the Moldau Deluxe LBB784 BBb is one tuba that I'm having difficulty keeping in stock. The Moldau Deluxe and the
LBB701 3/4 BB tuba are presently the two best-sellers. This may be beccause there is nothing else on the market like them.

Very interesting post. . . . Without going into a lot of detail, some of which I don't even have the answers to, I doubt that you will see another new Rudolf Meinl tuba in the US. I have not received a response from the company for some time, so I am not an importer/dealer for Rudolf Meinl any more ...

Chris Hite at Buddy Rogers Music in Cincinnati, OH has been the North American representative for Schlipf mutes since the late summer of 2020. He is the guy to contact for Schlipf mutes. That said, I did have a like-new Schlipf euphonium combination tour mute some in, and will have it at the Army ...

The Josef Lidl tubas are definitely getting some attention these days. I have sold every BBb I had in stock, and am waiting for another shipment that hopefully will be here in about a week. Two instruments of this next order are already sold, a Moldau Deluxe BBb and a rose brass flugelhorn. The Lidl ...

Mr. Bloke,
I'll consider it more after work, but Finish is listed twice, and I think that the percentages could vary quite a bit, because of what the
instrument is, and who is the targeted buyer - very interesting!

I purchased the Rudolf Meinl Perantucci model CC tuba on Reverb several years ago, which was at a music store in Copenhagen, Denmark. They did a good job packing and shipping it, and it arrived undamaged. The tuba had a Kariso hard case, and had an unususal metal attachment or two, which I think had ...

I think that the entire readership here, or very close to it, are really nice peeps. I've had the honor of doing business with several people here, and enjoy reading posts whenever I'm not covered-up with repair work. And, even if the Bloke from western 10-A-C occasionally comes off as a curmudgeon ...