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Tuba Tuesday: Seltmann Eb upright Contrabass Saxhorn
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Tuba Tuesday: Seltmann Eb upright Contrabass Saxhorn
This Tuba Tuesday the Museum features an Eb Contrabass upright Saxhorn made by Ernst Seltmann of Philadelphia in the later part of the 19th Century. It has three top action string rotary valves. It is brass with nickel silver trim and a bell garland. It has a bell of 11.5 inches and is 39 inches tall.
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Re: Tuba Tuesday: Seltmann Eb upright Contrabass Saxhorn
Yes. Complete with the rare "1/2 first valve" setting.bloke wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:32 am not to be confused with "Selman"...
http://antlerwithsilver.com/category/selman/
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