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Tubas

White, H.N., King Recording Bass

H.N. White, Cleveland, Ohio
United States

Silver Platted - Gold Wash Bell
1927

Height: 88 inches

Joe Tarto joined the fabulous band of Red Nichols in 1927, while preparing for the show "Rain or Shine." Before the show opened he sent specifications for an enormous tuba to the H.N. White Company, Cleveland. Joe played the horn for the run of the show, taking solos during the intermissions and in the overture. The tuba was built so that the player could stand or sit to play. It has two permanent lead pipes and a rotor valve changes from one lead pipe, to the other. Provenance: Louis Long, Rockford, Illinois

 

Owner: Also listed under American Jazz on this website.
Catalog#: HWMC

Picture by Olivia Lahs-Gonzales