LOOKING BACK: OVER THE SHOULDER TUBA
This issue’s Looking Back section revisits a “Pictorial History of the Tuba And its Predecessors” column from 1974 (Vol. II, No.1). In that article, Robert…
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NUTS AND BOLTS: King Rotary Tubas
I got back into playing tuba about twenty years ago after having not played since I left The Navy in 1968 and was totally amazed…
Rudolf Meinl: His Origins, Life, and Instruments
At the end of World War I the Austro-Hungarian Empire of which Bohemia was part was broken into a number of national states. The…
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…
HERITAGE: Marching through the Early History of the Sousaphone
For about a century now, the most visible member of the tuba family-at least in America-has been the Sousaphone. Today, for example, if you catch…
IN MEMORIAM: Don Waldrop: Some Memories
My good friend Don Waldrop passed away recently after a struggle with cancer. I want to share some of my experiences and memories of him.…
LOOKING BACK: Conn’s 1924 Baritone and Euphonium Catalog
In the Winter issue of the ITEA Journal we looked at a 1924 Conn catalog on “basses.” Here we feature excerpts from the 1924 Conn catalog for…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Rusk, Vaclav Hoza, Tom Walsh, & Kelly Thomas
Our friend, President-Elect, and colleague Kelly Thomas passed away tragically in June. Look for much more on Kelly’s personal and musical contributions in the next ITEA Journal. Kelly…
ARNOLD JACOBS RECONSIDERED
The 100th anniversary of Arnold Jacobs’s birth provides an opportunity to remember and re-examine his legacy. Marking a centenary also risks placing Jacobs in a mythic…
UPDATE ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE SOUSAPHONE
There are at least two things I’ve learned since writing my article, “Marching through the Early History of the Sousaphone” (ITEA Journal 42:3, Spring 2015).…