Posted by AFAIK on January 10, 2003 at 00:58:49:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rotary "Old Man's Tuba"? posted by Richard on January 09, 2003 at 23:57:25:
Most of these were made during the Depression. Mine's from 1935--the bottom bow is about hte size of my York 6/4's bow. Plays very nicely in tune. Wish I had an upright bell that fit, though.
Somewhere I read that these were a pet project of Henderson White's, with the collaboration of Bill Bell, but I've misplaced my reference.