This brass Tuba Ornament measures 4 inches long and hangs from a gold cord. The Horn comes in a black leather gift case that measures 4½ inches long, 2½ inches deep and 2 inches high. The Horn rests inside the case, on a bed of dark red velour. This is the perfect gift for anyone who plays the Tuba. Select this link to view our Miscellaneous Ornaments.
Tubas
A tuba with its tubing wrapped for placing the instrument on the player’s lap is usually called a concert tuba. Some have a bell pointing forward, as opposed to upward, and are often called recording tubas because of their popularity in the early days of recorded music as their sound could more easily be directed at the recording instrument. When wrapped to surround the body for marching, it is traditionally known as helicon. The modern sousaphone is a helicon with a bell pointed up, and then curved to point forward. Some ancestors of the tuba, such as the military bombardon, were wrapped such that the bell extended far backwards over the players shoulder. Select this link to view our Gold and Cream Ornaments.
Tubas generally have from three to six valves, though some rare exceptions exist. Three valve tubas are generally the least expensive and are almost exclusively used by beginners and amateurs. Among more advanced players, four and five valve tubas are by far the most common choices. Select this link to view our Gold and Red Ornaments.
The valves add tubing to the main tube of the instrument thus lowering its fundamental pitch. The first valve lowers the pitch by a whole step, the second valve by a semitone and the third valve by three semitones. Select this link to view our Santa Ornaments.