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Tuba Tuesday: Martin, Handcraft, double belled, B flat euphonium, 5 piston, c.1935
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 3:39 am
by bisontuba
This Tuba Tuesday the Museum features a Martin, Handcraft, double belled, B flat euphonium, 5 piston, c.1935.
Bell diameters are 11 1/4″ & 6.0″, bore of .560″, and height of 29 1/4″.
https://simonettitubacollection.com/ins ... -5-piston/
Re: Tuba Tuesday: Martin, Handcraft, double belled, B flat euphonium, 5 piston, c.1935
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:39 pm
by York-aholic
Even though I know that the fifth valve is played with the left hand index finger, every time I look at one of those, my brain goes a bit squirrely trying to figure out if I'm seeing it right or if I've had too much to drink.
Re: Tuba Tuesday: Martin, Handcraft, double belled, B flat euphonium, 5 piston, c.1935
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:34 pm
by humBell
York-aholic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:39 pm
Even though I know that the fifth valve is played with the left hand index finger, every time I look at one of those, my brain goes a bit squirrely trying to figure out if I'm seeing it right or if I've had too much to drink.
Urge to make a Princess Bride reference rising...
(And what is this "too much" you speak of?)
