Wagner tuba. Nominal pitch: F.

Moritz
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Instrument

Wagner tuba

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Moritz

Place Made

Berlin; Germany; Central Europe; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1912 - 1918

Description

Technical description: brass with german silver trim, including plain garland; arranged for valve operation by the right hand; 1st and 2nd valves compensating with respect to 3rd but with unconventioanl fingering: 1st, 2nd, 3rd operated singly, also 1st and 2nd in combination give the usual notes; 1st and third valves in combination lower pitch four semitones, the compensation tubing of the 1st valve is ascending; 2nd and third valves in combination lower pitch five semitones, the compensation tubing of the 2nd valve is descending; (all three in combination not used). With water-key and fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, cork buffers on rotor; the 1st and 2nd with longer rotors to accommodate double effect.

Notes

R. Parks, 25.7.09; L. Norman, 1.8.09, 15.8.09; A. Myers, 1.8.09.

Measurements

809; bell 224.

Provenance

ex- Bruno Kampmann collection.; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

5892

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