I purchased my first tuba this year with the hopes of learning enough to play TubaChristmas 2008 in Portland, OR . I've been learning mostly on my own, although I certainly realize I need a better teacher.. ![Numbers Numbers](https://d29jd5m3t61t9.cloudfront.net/saxophonepeople.com/images/fbfiles/images/Amati_2_v_1402093815.JPG)
The tuba in question is a 4-valve rotary with S-linkages, bore of 0.795, bell diameter 15 3/4 inches and length of 40 inches. It has had one previous owner, a former student of John Griffiths who I'm told helped him select the instrument when it was purchased new around 1979 from Boosey & Hawkes(?) in Canada. It is stenciled as an Amati Kraslice, although my local music repair shop (Wally's Music) tells me that because of the rotary valves it is probably a Cerveny. Most of the lacquer is still present.
I've had the tuba ultrasonically cleaned, valves oiled and linkages adjusted. I've also had it briefly played by the tubist for the Portland Symphony Orchestra who confirmed it looked like a Cerveny instrument, indicated that the tuba was in good condition and did not seem to have any obvious playing flaws (listening to him play made me realize just how good this tuba can sound).
Amati saxophones built after the war and into the 50's retained the name Toneking (see below), which Julius Keilwerth had originally used as the name of his top professional-model horns. Especially because of the late serial numbers on some Amati horns (which go into the Series III serials) - that the Amati Toneking was made with Keilwerth. This is a “Whitehall” alto sax made by Yanagisawa. It was being sold back in the days when a Japanese name like “Yanagisawa” seemed foreign and the marketeers figured it would scare off potential buyers. That is far from the case now. Autocad civil 3d 2013 32 bit crack free download. Now, Japanese-made horns are esteemed as among the finest. The serial number is 4701120.
The tuba in question is a 4-valve rotary with S-linkages, bore of 0.795, bell diameter 15 3/4 inches and length of 40 inches. It has had one previous owner, a former student of John Griffiths who I'm told helped him select the instrument when it was purchased new around 1979 from Boosey & Hawkes(?) in Canada. It is stenciled as an Amati Kraslice, although my local music repair shop (Wally's Music) tells me that because of the rotary valves it is probably a Cerveny. Most of the lacquer is still present.
I've had the tuba ultrasonically cleaned, valves oiled and linkages adjusted. I've also had it briefly played by the tubist for the Portland Symphony Orchestra who confirmed it looked like a Cerveny instrument, indicated that the tuba was in good condition and did not seem to have any obvious playing flaws (listening to him play made me realize just how good this tuba can sound).