Do we know old 6/4 model names of MW BBb tubas (esp. BBb)?
MW built some really fat 6/4 instruments, with bores well beyond 20mm.
Not QUITE the size of a Rudy 8/4, but still impressive.
Very compact, wide body, tall and fat bell, maybe slightly larger than 20" in diameter.
Surprisingly light weight.
Probably from 60s/70s: horizontal main slide, clockwork springs, S-shaped linkages with riveted cross joints rather than ball bearings.
Model 25 is a very familiar 4/4 horn that already had been marketed back then, so I figured maybe those horns may have had a model number of their own...
Old MELTON/MW Kaiser model names
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