Found some photos of a Wagner tuba supposedly made around 1920. I wondered a bit, why it was made with only 3 valves, as I have understood, that the F tubas sometimes are called upon to play in their low range.
Thumbnails of a F. Wotruba of Wien F Wagner tuba 3RV: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotos29/lst?.dir=/F.+W otruba+-+Wien+F+Wagner+tuba+3RV For comparison I add the other Wagner tubas from my galleries: Alexander - Wagner Tuben: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMasterPublicPhotosXIV/files/Alexander%20ho rns-1976%20catalogue/ Thumbnails of two Alexander double Bb/F Wagner tubas 4RV: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosxix/lst?.dir=/2+A lexander+Wagner+double+tubas Hoyer (B&S) Wagner Tuben from a 1985 catalogue. (1815KB) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMasterPublicPhotosIV/files/Hoyer%20%28B%26 S%29%20WagnerTuben1985.pdf Thumbnails: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yorkmasterpublicphotosiv/lst?.dir=/Hoye r+(B%26S)+Wagner+Tuben1985 Knopf Wagner tubas: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMasterPublicPhotos22/files/Knopf%20pre-WWI I%20catalogue%20scans/Wagner%20tubas/ Klaus Bjerre of Denmark Retired teacher Free music files in .pdf format: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMasterBBb/ (Approved membership required) Index over brass instruments gallery and catalogue scans: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMasterPublicPhotosIII/files/ (Membership is open for all) _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org