Jack Richardson's little Sander tuba all polished up!

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Jack Richardson's little Sander tuba all polished up!

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Hi all - with a snow day today, I decided to polish up Jack Richardson's little Sander tuba that was recently given to me by his great nephew. It looks fantastic for being roughly 100 years old!

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Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
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Nice job Dave! That is one fine looking tuba. Best, Ed
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👍 Great job
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That's awesome!!
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It came out pretty good! All the effort was worth it.
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BRS wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:59 am
“In his blog, Dave Detwiler” wrote:When I was finally able to get together with Jack's great nephew, sharing with him everything I had been learning about Jack, he brought both the horn and the mouthpiece with him and graciously gave them to me, both for research-purposes and to eventually find a proper home for these historic items.
That’s quite a responsibility! I would think Library of Congress or Smithsonian worthy items. I’m sure they will be welcomed.
The Met has a nice display of historical instruments as well.
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