Cimbasso in F - with Vienna Fingerings - super rare

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Cimbasso in F - with Vienna Fingerings - super rare

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Hello everyone,

Here's something rare from the collection: a Cimbasso in F, but with Viennese fingering, manufactured by A. Dost in Munich.
Bore size is 15.4 mm.
The valve lengths are as follows:

Left Hand:
1. Whole tone
2. Half tone
3. One and a half tones

Right Hand:
4. One and a half tones
5. Long half tone
6. Fourth

A somewhat unusual fingering, but it plays well, and the tuning is relatively good too.


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Re: Cimbasso in F - with Vienna Fingerings - super rare

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Very nice!
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Re: Cimbasso in F - with Vienna Fingerings - super rare

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Super cool! Reminds me of my old horn (not a cimbasso though):

http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=74387
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arpthark wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:07 pm Super cool! Reminds me of my old horn (not a cimbasso though):

http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=74387
Thank you! These Alexander Tubas are nice!
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Frankly, I think that configuration makes perfect sense on a Cimbasso. Looks easier to hold and balance it that way.
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bort2.0 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:10 pm Frankly, I think that configuration makes perfect sense on a Cimbasso. Looks easier to hold and balance it that way.
You don't know how it play 😅😅😅
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