Posted by Ken Herrick on May 02, 2001 at 10:04:17:
In Reply to: Horn on AJ's cd cover...... posted by Matt C... on April 27, 2001 at 06:40:12:
It looks like one of his Hellebergs.(He had heaps) I'm not sure if it is his regular or one which had a slightly different shank. Some had a 'large' shank which fit the Yorks while others had a slightly smaller, more 'standard' size which almost fell into the York receiver as this one appears to (I don't know about the reciever on this tuba as I don't recall seeing it in the mid 60's. I have a Helleberg I got from Jake which has a slightly small shank which fit my old ('29) King BBb. As an aside, Cuesnon made a copy of Jake's regular but with a small shank around 63. It might be just the thing to match with something like the Conn J2, J3, or the Holton-Phillips 330 as it could fit well to a tighter receiver/leadpipe. It was intended to match up with the likes of '60s Bessons and such.