Tuba Tuesday: Lidl, BB flat tuba, 4 rotary, c.1950

[bisontuba]

This Tuba Tuesday the Museum features a Lidl, BB flat tuba, 4 rotary, c.1950.

“JOSEF / LIDL / MANUFACTURER / OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS / BRNO / CZECHOSLOVAKIA” on seal on bell.

Bell is 23 1/8″, bore of .825″ & height of 41 1/2″.

IMG_3091 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/129235491@N05/]

https://simonettitubacollection.com/ins ... -4-rotary/

[York-aholic]

“Darn it! You built it in BB!”

“No problem. I’ll make a longer tuning slide.”

“That wasn’t enough. Now what?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll just put this baby sousaphone bell flare on the bell stack.”

“Ah, much better.”

[bort2.0]

“Darn it! You built it in BB!”

“No problem. I’ll make a longer tuning slide.”

“That wasn’t enough. Now what?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll just put this baby sousaphone bell flare on the bell stack.”

“Ah, much better.”

"#$@! -- I specifically asked for a LARGE bell flare!"