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Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 8:27 am
by arpthark
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:16 am
by bloke
Posing as D-flat

Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:22 am
by arpthark
Maybe a high pitch instrument and more accurately a D...?
I thought that instrument might be a euph, but if you zoom in on the original picture you can see that his music is marked Basses and goes down below the staff, in bass clef. Plus, the horn seems fairly wide in the body and bell throat.
Tagging @bisontuba as this seems up his alley.
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:33 am
by bloke
I was just making a wise crack about the first valve being depressed... and you apparently picked up on it.
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:41 am
by arpthark
bloke wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:33 am
I was just making a wise crack about the first valve being depressed... and you apparently picked up on it.
I did, just goofin' with ya.
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:22 am
by bloke
I'm wondering if it was a complete set of pictures of which this is one, and prompted by a bunch of brand new uniforms and brand new instruments. Both look quite fresh in the picture.
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:35 am
by arpthark
And freshly waxed mustaches, to boot!
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:39 am
by bloke
Notice the long hair...typical young musicians with their loud pop music. I think they were a bunch of hippies or something...
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:55 am
by MikeS
bloke wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:39 am
Notice the long hair...typical young musicians with their loud pop music. I think they were a bunch of hippies or something...
I don’t know, to me the mustache leans more toward hipster, which is worse on so many levels.

Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 11:00 am
by bloke
MikeS wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:55 am
bloke wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:39 am
Notice the long hair...typical young musicians with their loud pop music. I think they were a bunch of hippies or something...
I don’t know, to me the mustache leans more toward hipster, which is worse on so many levels.
...ok...but where are the plaid shirt, skinny jeans, and thick rimmed glasses...and I've never heard of an E-flat ukulele..m??
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 11:26 am
by MikeS
bloke wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 11:00 am
MikeS wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:55 am
bloke wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 10:39 am
Notice the long hair...typical young musicians with their loud pop music. I think they were a bunch of hippies or something...
I don’t know, to me the mustache leans more toward hipster, which is worse on so many levels.
...ok...but where are the plaid shirt, skinny jeans, and thick rimmed glasses...and I've never heard of an E-flat ukulele..m??
Yeah, but I’m still betting the band went out for PBR’s and avocado toast after the photo shoot.
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2025 8:51 pm
by Canadian_tubist
This picture is so crisp and clear that I can actually see it's just a painted backdrop behind him! Turn-of-the-century photography studio exposed!
Re: Historic tuba photograph: Mustachioed member of the "Ashland Band" (CT) with small Eb bass, ca. 1890s-1900s
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2025 10:09 pm
by Mark
More interesting is that the photographer has a studio in Moosup, Connecticut!