Arnold Jacobs used to call his York a 5/4. I bought a BMB 6/4 CC that was advertised as a 5/4. My point being, these designations are kind of amorphous, so I can forgive someone not being super hip to the lingo.

These horns were made 70-60 years ago, so it seems plausible to me that Uncle Bob ...

arpthark wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2026 10:50 am Maybe I’m missing what’s implausible (besides no price listed)?

5/4, should be 6/4. Barn find?? Doesnt look restored….

Strange story, seems implausible: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Gf91vuTbE/?

Play with a half open spit valve?? Would that work?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a leather gig bag for my Eastman F-tuba EBF866 by Cronkhite. Unfortunately, they're not available in Germany. Does anyone have one they'd like to sell? Ideally, a new one...

Thanks!


Perhaps through this shop? https://www.brassatelierdewilde.nl/cronkhite-tuba-gig ...

Band directors (still today...??, only around here...??, only in the past...??) seem (seemed?) to view Lincolnshire Posey as "the ultimate band composition" (typical brag: "Our band performed Lincolnshire Posey 'at contest'.") I've never played it, and (admittedly) listening to it never held my ...

Hi @GerTuba , has this case been sold? I know it has been a while......

Wilco
(The Netherlands)

Sold!

TU series
n128 rim (32.5 mm)
P cup
Am16 shank (American/ Standard shank)

200 euro's excl. shipping (only Europe)

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It just doesn’t work on your own. You either would have latge woofy sound, trying to fill everything up or have a more compact sound with clarity. I would go clarity…

I tried it with a lot of horns but never got there (very large sound, nimble, in tune and clarity). Something has to give…

Of the ...

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Another one

That is good to know the printing possibilities are there.

I am not so sure if a scale up of a trombone mute is going to work. On the other hand: one big difference I think I see is that the trombone mute follows the bell profile much closer than the schlipf on my tuba

In the trombone realm practice mutes are basically all good (okura/ best brass/ ben van dijk). Not so for tuba’s!! Is it that hard to design a practice mute that is in tune and actually is silent? I have schlipf now, it is doable but the tuning really sucks apart from the midrange.

I would think a ...

Thanks! The leadpipe is shorter on the later model: https://www.netshopy.cz/cz/produkt/tuba ... i-model-65

Not sure…. Will polish a spot to check

I think I found the same model in the Yorkmaster collection. What do you think? https://yorkmaster.org/yorkmaster/photo ... index.html

Hi! I just found a very old B&F F tuba. I guess it is very rare because I have not seen another one on the net.

With a bit of tape and heavy oil the open notes sound fine (although quite flat, but the tuning slide cannot go further in).

I think it is very cool!

Agree 💯 👌. As a trombone player I can’t really tolerate lipping up or down.

I have a modification planned for my Besson 983 Eb tuba in a month or 2.

There are 3 pitches (yes, it really is that in tune) that need a slide adjustment.
- low E (easiest is to pull the 3rd slide to the max). For this ...

What is the story behind those gnomes? :D