Very small F tuba
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donn
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Re: Very small F tuba
[Tub]chen is their general purpose diminutive, which means a range of things revolving around smallness. Could be a term of affection, disdain, etc. Or just small tuba.
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Bob Kolada
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Re: Very small F tuba
Tony what's his name made a G tuba out of one, I can't remember if it was 5 or 6 valves.cjk wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 1:29 pm A place to start:
https://www.kanstul.com/instruments/g-b ... ium-bugle/
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Re: Very small F tuba
I recall a Carolinian who stuck a kaiser (I mean a KAISER !!! - LARGE small-end) European baritone bell on a Miraphone model 84 C tuba, wildly extended the mouthpipe tube and made it into one of those (what's the proper name for them...??) European hiking tubas. @Kontrabasstuba : Help me out, here...What's the nomenclature for these types of tubas (in the European language of your choice, or translated to English)...??
It seems to me that this would be even easier (maybe even more successful?) to do with an old Miraphone model 80 F tuba.
If you can't find a bell like his, maybe (??) you could find a SUPER-skinny ANCIENT E-flat tuba bell (made nowhere-in-particular) that - once cut to fit into a model 80 Miraphone F tuba bottom bow - would be quite short, yet "just" clear the upper bow.
It seems to me that this would be even easier (maybe even more successful?) to do with an old Miraphone model 80 F tuba.
If you can't find a bell like his, maybe (??) you could find a SUPER-skinny ANCIENT E-flat tuba bell (made nowhere-in-particular) that - once cut to fit into a model 80 Miraphone F tuba bottom bow - would be quite short, yet "just" clear the upper bow.
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TheDoctor
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Re: Very small F tuba
Hey, I think that one was on sale for a while at one of the shops that post consigned tubas online. That, or it was a similar skinny mira piggy.bloke wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:59 pm I recall a Carolinian who stuck a kaiser (I mean a KAISER !!! - LARGE small-end) European baritone bell on a Miraphone model 84 C tuba, wildly extended the mouthpipe tube and made it into one of those (what's the proper name for them...??) European hiking tubas. @Kontrabasstuba : Help me out, here...What's the nomenclature for these types of tubas (in the European language of your choice, or translated to English)...??
It seems to me that this would be even easier (maybe even more successful?) to do with an old Miraphone model 80 F tuba.
If you can't find a bell like his, maybe (??) you could find a SUPER-skinny ANCIENT E-flat tuba bell (made nowhere-in-particular) that - once cut to fit into a model 80 Miraphone F tuba bottom bow - would be quite short, yet "just" clear the upper bow.
Wibbly wobbly, tubaly woobaly . . . stuff