Miraphone F tuba 

I’m 62. I stopped playing my Tuba when I graduated High School in 1977. I was All Regional in Va Beach back in the day. My father did not support my musical background or instrument. I became an Army and Civilian FAA Air traffic Controller for 35 years. Retired now. I look back and wondered how my life would of been had I went into the Army as a Tuba Player. I came across your videos surfing You Tube and have been amazed at your skills as a craftsman to all musicians repairing their instruments. I’m glad you found your true passion in life . I look forward to catching up with your videos.

It is enjoyable for me to see a dent 'disappear' as you work a tool against the horn bell! Usually, it is so hard to see what you're seeing as you finesse dents, etc. out of the damaged brass. THANKS! 👍

Very nice. No matter the mechanical work; transmissions, engines, musical instruments, plumbing, bookbinding--there are tools need that can't be bought--you have to make them yourself. Thank you for demonstrating the creative procession of ideas!

Great job explaining steps and sharing experience. Whether you play or fix, or just enjoy repair and restoration, the quality is what really draws you in. Keep them coming.

Miraphone makes the sweetest rotor valves.

She just sings in that mid range... Notes like fat silk raindrops. I'm pumped for that fella hope his orchestra auditions go well and that piece of art can sing for a croud!

That's my dream horn. It will be mine, oh yes. It will be mine... Haha. Great video as always sir!

I also play on a Mira phone, and my valves are also "stepped" sort of like this one was. Thought it was totally normal. I might just look into getting that repaired now so thank you for this awesome video!

A friend to the Tuba, is always a friend of mine.

Great site, love watching a real craftsman perform his art.

I made a wooden driver like yours to seat the bearings on my bass trombone, Thanks!

Great tuba work.

Great Job !!

Está tuba é fantástica!!!

Thanks for sharing how to fix the various and sundry instruments you show. Takes a lot of skill and patience. You have both. I never played a tuba with more than 3 valves. Not sure if that made them easier or harder.

I once played a Miraphone BBb tuba that was worth 10K. What a sweet horn! I still have the mouth piece. It's worth a couple hundred $$.

We use Sherline lathes in the clock repair business. Also smaller jewelers lathes as well. Interesting to me how your skills and methods resemble mine/ours. Sadly there are far too many doing work they shouldn't. This makes many repairs a challenge by making right previous attempts then going after the original problem. BTW in college during the 70s I put the first dent into a new Miraphone and was called Krinkle Bell by the instructor from then on.

You explain things really well Wes, and most importantly you give plenty of time for people to digest what you’re saying. You should really consider educating people professionally, maybe taking on apprentices, if you don’t already. I think you’d do real well.

I'm still enjoying watching your videos. I don't know why I only just found them. I have a question on rotary valve repair. I get a lot of them with the 4th valve stem bent. Probably from the student bumping it on a doorway. I would like to know your technique for repairing bent rotary valve stems. Thanks

Dude my name is wesley and I play the tuba.

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I'm new to your channel but do you ever test play any of these instruments you repair?

Hi. What do you use for your chem flush. I need something available in the uk. Thanks and great videos.

Why don't you use a metal pen that goes in the thread on top of the rotor to tap the rotor out of its housing. Removing the Wingcap(part of the Stoparm) with a screwdriver can easily damage the wingcap or the housing of the rotor, because you have to twist it and something there are so thigh fitted...sorry if my English is not easy to understand

I never dawn onto me to fabricate with delrin to make that tool for the back bearings, I use a couple of old mouthpieces for me. One a f.horn on small to medium rotors and a tuba mouthpiece for tuba rotors. After thirty years I learn something new all the time.For that tuba job you did I charge $400 Canadian . What’s your price ?

Question: Wes, what do you use to polish the slides? Thanks

Do you know what is the size of the 2 screw of the pedal bar?

A beautiful tuba, They wont use rotary valve tuba's in British brass bands, only compensating piston valved tuba's. I know which one i would rather use ;)

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Why did you use wax paper when you were removing dents?

mr lee do you have a used sousaphone

What grease to use ?

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