Posted by Steve Dedman on March 20, 2001 at 18:25:43:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Gronitz BBb Piston Tuba posted by Rick Denney on March 20, 2001 at 12:28:54:
After looking a little more closely at the Gronitz, and the CD covers for Orc. Excerpts and Big Boy, the Gronitz IS designed EXACTLY like the CSO Yorks, right down to the number of braces in the valve branches. In fact, the only differences I see on the outside of the horns are the absence of the 5th valve, and the ferrules where the bottom bow is joined to the top bow and the bell are higher up on the Gronitz. Also, the Gronitz is 60mm taller than the HB50.
The bell flare on the HB50 seems a little more drastic, but that may just be the camera angle.
http://www.hirsbrunner.com/instruments/html/hbs_510.html
I don't have a pic of the Nirshl to compare.
Now I really wanna play one of these.
Steve "now salivating" Dedman