This Tuba is is my main instrument. It is pitched in C and was designed by OSU professor of Tuba, Jim Akins. He based it on an old York tuba which was owned by the previous OSU tuba professor, Robert Leblanc. The York Band Instrument Company was one of the few American producers of tubas. The tubist of the Chicago Symphony, Arnold Jacobs, played on one for his 50 year career. His sound help define the "American" sound as "dark" and "warm".

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