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Object Record
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Item ID# |
2013.100.068 a-c |
Object Name |
Tuba |
Year Range from |
1888 |
Year Range to |
1975 |
Description |
One tuba with mouthpiece and lyre music clip. a) Tuba - brass, tarnished, minor dents, made for marching band with brass rings to attach a harness to, not full-sized for ease of carrying, three valves, main tuning slide and individual tuning slides for each valve, brass posts in between tubing for support, lead pipe attached below bell, brass rectangular slot with screw to attach lyre (or marching band stand), "Ideal First Quality Whaley, Royce & Co. Limited Toronto" engraved on the bell, stamped with 13270 on the middle valve, valves labelled 1,2, 3 b) Mouthpiece - silver-plated brass, engraved "BB.NM Whaley Royce & Co. Limited Toronto", cup-shaped, one ring in between cup and throat, three rings in between throat and shank, silver-plating worn away on rim of mouthpiece, shank dented at end c) Lyre (or Marching Band Stand) - lyre for tuba, brass, stem is badly bent where it slots into the tuba, thin flat metal clip with 2 sides with 2 separate prongs, fastened together by a round hinge, round flat knob on one side is used to press the holder open, narrow square stem attached, stem stamped with "Made in France" |
Maker's mark |
Whaley, Royce & Co. Limited were Toronto instrument dealers and manufacturers, and (until 1969) music dealers and publishers. The firm was founded in 1888 by the former Orangeville bandleader, Eric Whaley (1853-1920) and George Cooper Royce (1865-1942). Royce left in 1902, at which point Whaley became the president and general manager until his death in 1920, at which point the company was bought by W.A. Hunter, W.H. Myhill, and H.R. Maddock. It was located on Yonge Street in Toronto until 1975 when they moved to Scarborough and ceased manufacturing instruments. They also had a branch on Main Street, Winnipeg from 1889 to 1922. They carried band instruments, pianos, organs, sheet music, general musical merchandise, and manufactured some instruments - mainly brass and percussion. They also issued the magazine Canadian Musician (c.1889-?), whose name was changed to The Musician by 1906. They claimed to have built the first cornet in Canada in 1888, and the first flute, piccolo and clarinet in 1895. The firm also sold many imported instruments under the trade name "Imperial." "Ideal" is one of their lines of band and military instruments of their own make. The first "Imperial" instruments were placed on the market in June 1888. They were made in two grades (Class A and B) with Class B a cheaper version. 13270 will be the serial number of this tuba. The "BB" on the mouthpiece likely indicates that this is a Bb instrument. |
Provenance |
The original owner and player of this tuba is unknown. |
Dimensions |
H-78 Dia-34.5 cm |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Marching Bands Music |