Bass tuba, nominal pitch: F

C.F. Zetsche Söhne

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Alternative Title

Bas*stuba.

Instrument

Bass tuba/Tubas/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bass tuba

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

C.F. Zetsche Söhne

Place Made

Berlin ; Europe ; Germany ; Central Europe

Date Made

Probably 1850-1875

Description

Baßtuba. Technical description: Brass with german silver trim; 5 Berlin-type valves; valve tuning-slides only for 3rd & 5th valves; no main tuning-slide. fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 5 Berlin type valves. Overall size: 858; bell 278. Sounding length: minimum 3649. Bore: mouthpipe at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 13.2; centre of 2 valve cluster at c 719mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (L1, L2) 15.4; centre of 3 valve cluster at c 971mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (R1, R 2, R3) 16.15; at 1825mm from bell end, c 28.1; at c 1373mm from bell end, 39.7. B = 0.46. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 14.4 - 13.5. Decorative features: engraved wavy pattern on german silver garland. Inscribed on garland "C.F. Zetsche Söhne in Berlin". Fitted wooden case, with paper labels (stuck on) relating to use in Egypt: on back "Hôtel / METROPOLE / ALEXANDRIE"; on small end "6,502 7 1 ?? 6 (D.) No. T.G. 108 / EGYPTIAN STATE RAILWAYS / (---)IRO" with some Egyptian handwriting in black ink; another label partly covering the previous one, with two Egyptian characters and "307".

Notes

R. Parks, 10.9.01; A. Myers, bore 9.12.01.

Measurements

858; bell 278.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4091