LOOKING BACK: Highlights from the 1924 C.G. Conn Bass Catalog
The following article is reprinted from the Spring 1989 Journal (Vol. 16, No. 3). In the late 19th century and early part of the 20th century, the…
Author: Gary Stewart
TUBA HISTORY
Ninety-nine years after Wieprecht patented his bass tuba in Berlin, the Conn Company produced their now-famous short valve action basses. To some, this might seem…
CLEAN THAT OLD YORK ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON – Gary M. Stewart, Conservator at The Shrine to Music Museum
While a large old bass or contrabass tuba is a grand looking thing, its size also makes cleaning it seem a daunting task. And so…
TUBA HISTORY – Gary Stewart (editor)
While the Sears and Roebuck hyperbole would lead one to expect an instrument that plays by itself, the Tourville Eb is, nonetheless, quite an instrument.…
TUBA HISTORY – Gary Stewart, Editor
The Centennial models were patented on January 12, 1875, and included at least a Bb baritone, as shown here, and an Eb tuba, two examples…
TUBA HISTORY – Gary Stewart, Editor
The term “ophicleide” has come to mean a bass instrument to most people who have heard the term at all. It is easy to forget…