Shiny Tuba Slanted Perspective Brass Band

A beautiful shiny brass tuba, the largest of the brass family, with the lowest pitch. The tuba is straight & the band is slanted. This is a tenor tuba. In marching bands in the UK, the tuba player is called the bass player. If in an orchestra, the person is a tuba player. In the United States, he or she is a tubist or tubaist. The word tuba is actually Latin for "trumpet". Patents for the bass and tenor tubas come from Germany (then Prussia), with the bass developed in 1835 and the tenor three years later. Tubas are generally made of brass, a combo of tin and copper, creating a warm soft sheen when polished. Great design for musicians, music lovers, anyone into big band, swing, jazz, brass instruments, wind instruments and oompah oompah oktoberfest polka music! Ja wohl! Although the marching band in this shot was actually Portuguese, from Montreal. Boy could they rock! Cool shiny tuba photo by M Sylvia Chaume, Canada.