I think it is very cool!

I agree!

Have fun with the tuba!

Mark

Of all of the options, please do not sell it for scrap or for parts.

All of these that were listed are good options:
- donate it to a museum
- keep it and maybe tinker with the valves in a few years

I also like the suggestion to bring it to Tuba Christmas.
At the Bel Air Maryland Tuba Christmas we ...

Grumpkins summed it up!

Mark

As I understand it, Connie Weldon (my teacher at the University of Miami) used a Bach 12 on an Alexander 164 BB flat when she played in the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

That said, a Bach 18 may be good with a Kaiser BB flat. I used a Bach 18 for around 10 years (Alexander 163) before I switched to a ...

Contact Baltimore Brass. I do not know if they rent instruments but it is worth a try.

Mark

I was very fortunate to have learned from:

Connie Weldon (University of Miami)
David Bragunier (Peabody Conservatory, Peabody Prep, privately after College)
Ron Davis (University of South Carolina while doing a Ph.D in Experimental Psychology)

Ken Kennedy (Peabody Prep)
Dan Brown (Peabody Prep ...

Bach 7 since the 1980's.

Mark

I posted this reply in the "Wanted to Buy" section.


Baltimore Brass might still have the Alex 163 bell that I traded for some repair work (when Dave Fedderly still owned the business). If they still have the bell it is yellow brass and in good shape. I bought it around 30 years ago from someone ...

Baltimore Brass might still have the Alex 163 bell that I traded for some repair work (when Dave Fedderly still owned the business). If they still have the bell it is yellow brass and in good shape. I bought it around 30 years ago from someone who had a new bell put on his Alex (I could never figure ...

I started in 4th grade on an Olds Baritone Horn. In 8th grade I switched to tuba and played an Olds O-99 until grade 10.

best,
Mark

My opinion:

If you really like the tuba and it does what you need it to do, repair it.

best,
Mark

Happy International Tuba Day!

Mark

I heard John Fletcher play the second movement of the Vaughn Williams Tuba Concerto at the International Brass Conference in 1982. He was a great musician.

He also gave a lecture that was both informative and funny.

Mark

Connie Weldon played an Alex 164 B flat before I studied with her. She played it while she played in the Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Although someone else owned the tuba at the time I did get a chance to play it. It was a fine tuba with a big sound. I remember the response was very good and the ...

Was the owner a Conn Man?

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This Sunday. Dec. 22, 2024!

With all of the horn swapping that we all do, does anybody else think that the player has a tone that the instrument emulates for better or worse?


I agree.
I think that matching a tuba (and mouthpiece) to the player is a good thing. I also believe that learning to play an instrument (and ...

It may be another subcontrabass tuba but looks like:
The Harvard University Band's "La Prodigieuse" BBB♭ Besson Tuba.

best,
Mark

Sunday, June 9, 2024

The Bel Air Community Band is honored to be hosting Maryland Community Band Day.
Several Community Bands will perform throughout the day beginning at 1:00pm.
The Bel Air Community Band concludes the day with a concert at 7:00pm.
Time: 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Shamrock Park ...

Yes!