Tuba Tuesday: York, BB flat tuba, 3 piston, c.1911

[bisontuba]

This Tuba Tuesday the Museum features a York, BB flat tuba, 3 piston, c.1911.

Bell size is 22.5” & bore is .750”. Height is 36.75”.

Made By / J.W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids Mich.” on bell. Some floral engraving around identification marks. “Patented / July 12 1910” on placque on tubing.

IMG_3200 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/129235491@N05/]

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

[humBell]

Look at the size of that thing!

[York-aholic]

The tape at the bottom bow to bell joint is nice.

[bloke]

a somewhat primitive upper bow cap.

' wonder how the partials line up...

all-in-all: cool

a thought:
Once everyone from the original generation has moved on, it sure would be good so see quite a few of the more worthy instruments find their ways into the hands of people who might actually play them (and - hopefully - not "cut" them, unless there is extremely strong evidence that doing so would result in something better, and not just "something else". As things stand, they are all sterile.