Tuba Tuesday: Lyon and Healy, E flat tuba, 3 piston, ca.1925

[bisontuba]

Happy Tuba Tuesday. The Museum today features a Lyon and Healy, E flat tuba, 3 piston, ca.1925.

Bell: 11 3/4”, Bore Size .563, Height 28”.

Comments:

“Lyon & Healy / Silver Piston / Chicago.” on bell. No serial number could be located on body of instrument.



https://simonettitubacollection.com/ins ... -3-piston/

[2nd tenor]

I think that a nice looking and straight forward instrument, something I’d be happy to own.

There’s a chance that L&H didn’t actually make it themselves (just put their name on it) and that would go some way to explain the lack of serial number.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon_%26_Healy

I wonder who, at around that time, made a very similar instrument …

[arpthark]

I think that a nice looking and straight forward instrument, something I’d be happy to own.

There’s a chance that L&H didn’t actually make it themselves (just put their name on it) and that would go some way to explain the lack of serial number.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon_%26_Healy

I wonder who, at around that time, made a very similar instrument …

If I had to guess, they were imported Czech instruments.

[2nd tenor]

If I had to guess, they were imported Czech instruments.

It could be entirely coincidental, and other Eastern European suppliers would also have been in business then, but I’m reminded of an Amati
https://www.amati.cz/en/products/brassw ... as/aeb-211

The design looks much the same and although the bell is larger that’s been a small modernisation over decades.