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Posted by Michael Boyle on November 01, 2001 at 12:26:04:

Greetings Tubenet

I have some questions regarding my horn that maybe some of you experts & enthusiasts could answer. I own the the tuba in picture 78. My teacher in college (Sam Green/U of Cincinnati/ College-Conservatory of Music) purchased it from Helleberg; I obtained it through a fellow student a few years later. It is a 3/4 CC, 4 rotary valves. I play it in quintet only. It plays well from low G to E above the staff, intonation is fair, sound is great, ergonomics very good.

Questions-

Model #?
(Sorry, it has no serial #)

The 4th valve is configured 2/3 combination. Who/where could modify this to a standard 1/3 combination? How much would I be expected to pay?
(Obvious low register problems- low E = 1234, low F =234)

What is the feasability of adding a 5th valve? Again, who/where/$$?

Anybody else own a horn of this type?

Thanks,
Michael



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