King Pit Tuba!
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:45 pm
IIRC, Joe Tarto, of "Big Joe, The Tuba" fame, played one of these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HN-White-King- ... SwlJhgDaNj
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HN-White-King- ... SwlJhgDaNj
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Re: King Pit Tuba!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:30 am
That belongs to a member here: @Mithosphere
Re: King Pit Tuba!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:36 am
The Tarto Horn (and six others of the same configuration--not sure if more than 4 of the 7 are still around) are about two feet taller than the pit tubas, and include a valve-switchable leadpipe for playing standing or sitting. Oddly enough, to facilitate transport (apparently) the horns have a removable bottom bow, but a fixed bell.
Mike
Mike
Re: King Pit Tuba!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:26 pm
Mikelynch wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:36 am The Tarto Horn (and six others of the same configuration--not sure if more than 4 of the 7 are still around) are about two feet taller than the pit tubas, and include a valve-switchable leadpipe for playing standing or sitting. Oddly enough, to facilitate transport (apparently) the horns have a removable bottom bow, but a fixed bell.
Mike
several things I did not previously know about those...
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Re: King Pit Tuba!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:25 pm
I love how it plays - recorded Sleigh Ride a month or so ago.... but that was by myself and I haven't played with a group in over a year. Priorities have changed and sadly, a tuba this nice doesn't deserve to be left on a stand collecting dust.
You can also find it here for less than the eBay ad.
You can also find it here for less than the eBay ad.