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Hi all,

As you are well aware, some of the greatest tuba players in the world today are women, which is as it should be. But back in 1903? Well, I may have stumbled upon one of the pioneers. Check out my latest blog post, if you're interested.

http://tubapastor.blogspot.com/2020/08/ ... layer.html

Enjoy!
Dave

I'm afraid of her

She does have a rather forbidding look about her, doesn't she?

OK, I'll admit she doesn't look... happy

But can we avoid making fun of someone in a photo from 117 years ago for how they look?

Thanks.

I met an elderly woman from Florida on one of my last trips to Alaska who said she played tuba in high school. I know this isn't her, but I find this thread interesting because of her. If any of you are near Pal Coast, Florida, her name is Lois Settles. I told her that Terry Stryker might be able to fix her up with a tuba if she ever wanted to get back into it.

Estubist wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 2:00 pm I'm afraid of her

Wearing that kind of attire for marching is a yikes from me! Very cool find, though!

I love her.

A point of fact:

Not a lot of photos from this period had people smiling. In fact, due to rather long exposure times, people had to sit in a rather relaxed state.

matt g wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 7:29 pm A point of fact:

Not a lot of photos from this period had people smiling. In fact, due to rather long exposure times, people had to sit in a rather relaxed state.

tobysima` wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:54 pm Wearing that kind of attire for marching is a yikes from me! Very cool find, though!

Hey Toby, just to clarify - she played in a touring concert band, not a marching band.

And everyone - do you know if anyone has ever written about the first women to play the tuba? Perhaps in the TUBA/ITEA Journal at some point? Or maybe in Bevan? If not, I may see what else I can find on this topic.

The Peak Family....they were famous as bell ringers, but also the ladies had a brass ensemble...with contrabass saxhorns ( tubas)..OTS and upright...

There were a couple of reasons why people didn’t smile in pictures in the early days of portrait photography:
- style (main reason)
- Quite a few people didn’t have particularly nice-looking teeth.

EDIT: I now see this has already been addressed.

@bloke, you’re also correct about the quality and availability of dental care. I’m sure this also factored in to the style of the times.

Dave Detwiler wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:32 am

tobysima` wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:54 pm Wearing that kind of attire for marching is a yikes from me! Very cool find, though!

Hey Toby, just to clarify - she played in a touring concert band, not a marching band.

And everyone - do you know if anyone has ever written about the first women to play the tuba? Perhaps in the TUBA/ITEA Journal at some point? Or maybe in Bevan? If not, I may see what else I can find on this topic.

Ah! I figured marching because it was a Helicon - either way, being inside a horn with very covering clothes must make one sweat.

bisontuba wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:04 am The Peak Family....they were famous as bell ringers, but also the ladies had a brass ensemble...with contrabass saxhorns ( tubas)..OTS and upright...

Thanks, Mark - about what year(s) are we talking? And do you have a better shot of a lady playing one of those saxhorns? I can't seem to access and enlarge the photo you posted to get a better look.

Tried but this forum for some reason doesn’t show close ups...sorry..

Second image is upright contrabass Saxhorn and third image has OTS Bass & Contrabass saxhorns...both c. late 1860’s...