BASS TUBAS
Melton/B&S:
Melton 46-SLP "Titan" F Tuba.
B&S 4100II "Apollo II" F Tuba. Precedent owner: Mel Culbertson.
Original Eb York:
One of the Oscar Abella's fetish tubas is this original York in E flat (ca. 1929) "Monster" model, with four piston valves. It was produced at the United States and acquired in England. The bell was cut at some point of its life, going from 50 to 40 cm.
"York" Eb Tuba (ca. 1929).
Engraving of the bell: York Band Inst. Co. - Grand Rapids Michigan.
Detail from the York catalog. On the right, the "Monster" model: "The king of all! The tone of a Bb with the fingernig of an Eb".CONTRABASS TUBAS
Melton/B&S:
Melton 3225 CC Tuba "Ursus".
B&S CC Tuba "Neptune".
John Fletcher's CC Holton:
CC Tuba from the Holton factory. Its precedent owners were John Fletcher and Mel Culbertson, who added a 2 whole tone 5th valve to it.
John Fletcher playing the Holton.
The Holton in a Philip Jones Brass Ensemble's disc cover.