Tuba Tuesday: Martin, Handcraft, double belled, B flat euphonium, 5 piston, c.1935

[bisontuba]

This Tuba Tuesday the Museum features a Martin, Handcraft, double belled, B flat euphonium, 5 piston, c.1935.

Bell diameters are 11 1/4″ & 6.0″, bore of .560″, and height of 29 1/4″.

IMG_3203 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/129235491@N05/]

https://simonettitubacollection.com/ins ... -5-piston/

[York-aholic]

Even though I know that the fifth valve is played with the left hand index finger, every time I look at one of those, my brain goes a bit squirrely trying to figure out if I'm seeing it right or if I've had too much to drink.

[humBell]

Even though I know that the fifth valve is played with the left hand index finger, every time I look at one of those, my brain goes a bit squirrely trying to figure out if I'm seeing it right or if I've had too much to drink.

Urge to make a Princess Bride reference rising...

(And what is this "too much" you speak of?)