Happy Tuesday Tuesday. The Museum today features a Martin, medium, EE flat tuba, 4 piston, c.1918.
Serial #: 16389
Bell Diameter 17 1/4″, Bore: .625″, Height 32 3/4″.
Comments:
“THE / MARTIN / BAND INST. / CO. / ELKHART IND” on bell. Floral engraving on bell around identification marks.
https://simonettitubacollection.com/ins ... -4-piston/
Tuba Tuesday: Martin, medium, EE flat tuba, 4 piston, c.1918
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Tuba Tuesday: Martin, medium, EE flat tuba, 4 piston, c.1918
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Re: Tuba Tuesday: Martin, medium, EE flat tuba, 4 piston, c.1918
Beats being a flower pot!
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Re: Tuba Tuesday: Martin, medium, EE flat tuba, 4 piston, c.1918
@tylerferris1213 is "Frankentuba"-ing up my Frank Holton and Son's medium Eb with a identical rebuilt valveset to this (re-platted and fit by Anderson before Seacrist retired but never reinstalled on an instrument). I hope to have it back soon... nudge nudge nudge
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As amateur as they come...I know just enough to be dangerous.
Meinl-Weston 20
Holton Medium Eb 3+1
Holton Collegiate Sousas in Eb and BBb
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and whole bunch of other "Stuff"
Meinl-Weston 20
Holton Medium Eb 3+1
Holton Collegiate Sousas in Eb and BBb
Conn 20J
and whole bunch of other "Stuff"
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Re: Tuba Tuesday: Martin, medium, EE flat tuba, 4 piston, c.1918
The flowers might disagree?
Not sure i am exactly a delicate flower, so i suppose i shouldn't deign to speak for 'em.
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Re: Tuba Tuesday: Martin, medium, EE flat tuba, 4 piston, c.1918
I have owned an identical tuba SN16378 for 50 years. Sill played in performance. Bell is engraved with U.S.N.
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