recent Frankenacquisitions
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:34 am
Feeling a bit like the dog who caught the car now, but I have a barn full of new (old!) tuba parts.
- MW BBb rotary valve set
- King 124x body carcass
- Vintage York Eb bell [!]
- no-name continental European BBb (probably ca. 1900-1920s) [<-- a pretty fine player]
- Conn 12J cut to C with an added 4th valve [<-- a very fine player, but likely going to be a donor tuba]
So now the question is... what to do with all this!
Eventually, if I can get a nice King valve section, there are the makings for a Gnagey-ish CC with a York bell, or for a rotary valve Yorkophone with the MW valve set.
Stay tuned... eventually.
- MW BBb rotary valve set
- King 124x body carcass
- Vintage York Eb bell [!]
- no-name continental European BBb (probably ca. 1900-1920s) [<-- a pretty fine player]
- Conn 12J cut to C with an added 4th valve [<-- a very fine player, but likely going to be a donor tuba]
So now the question is... what to do with all this!
Eventually, if I can get a nice King valve section, there are the makings for a Gnagey-ish CC with a York bell, or for a rotary valve Yorkophone with the MW valve set.
Stay tuned... eventually.