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Gilligan Heavyweight Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 625 Location: Colorado Springs. CO
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ConnArtist Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 2831 Location: La-la Land (corner of 13th and 13th)
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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Dang... the hottest one of the lot is on a saxuhmaphone. _________________ "Stomvi" PhrankenPhlugel w/ Blessing copper bell
1958 Conn 18A cornet
1962 Conn 9A cornet (yes, the Unicorn )
Reynolds Onyx cornet
c. 1955? Besson 10-10 trumpet
1939 Martin Imperial Handcraft “Model 37”
1986 Bach Strad 37 ML |
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Capt.Kirk Heavyweight Member
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My concert Tuba had a group of Naked ladies dancing around the bell with a woodland type scene and all kinds of flowers and what I would call garland starting at the flair and going down to the bell. Where most of it stopped scroll work and flowers covered the rest of the Tuba. The only part that did not have engraving was the valve set. Their was scroll work on the branch's near the pull rings. It the bell area had what I would call Black Hills Gold in three color's. The valve buttons where ivory. That one stayed at the school and my teacher told me if I so much as dented it it was my life!
My practice tuba stayed at home and that thing was terrible to look at. It had more dents then a car from Mad Max films.LOL
Both Tuba's came from the United States Army and where on loan to me. I never bothered to look at who made them. So unless other companies did dancing naked ladies too though I would say it must have been a Conn. The ladies looked much like the one on that saxophone some faced forwards some where side ways.
As a kid when I opened the case and removed the brown paper it was wrapped in it took my breath away because I had never seen a more beautiful tuba or any instrument like that one. _________________ The only easy day was yesterday! |
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Greenleaf Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Jan 2010 Posts: 536
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Actually the last one, the "Flapper," is mine . . .
It's on a 1928 2B, not an 80A as indicated. Not that it makes much difference, but if you're going to lift a photo you should try to get it right!
I'm going to match it up with this one . . .
to make his 'n' hers (or bride 'n' groom) gold and silver 2B's!
I love this old CONN engraving. Hats off to the artists who did it.
Steve _________________
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Ralph Heavyweight Member
Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 881 Location: Delaware
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Now that's what I call a nice piece of brass. |
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giakara Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 3832 Location: Greece
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:45 am Post subject: |
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WOW............... i realy enjoy those bells , real artistic work from the best of those days.
Regards _________________ Lawler TL5-1A Bb 2015
Lawler TL6-1A Bb 2004
Lawler TL5-1A Bb 2003
Getzen eterna 910 C
Getzen eterna 850 cornet
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Yamaha 731 flugel
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cyber_shake Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:23 am Post subject: |
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if my original Conn Director had that kind of engraving on the bell, I'd probably have spent more time with the horn (and wouldn't have sold it)! cool history ... thanks for the post _________________ Blaine
brasshurricane@gmail.com
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jaydumars Regular Member
Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 15 Location: Portland, Oregon
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