Our F tuba is a re-design of the legendary Hirsbrunner tuba. From the very first beginning, some of the world's leading tuba players -Perry Hoogendijk (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) in particular- have been involved in the development of the instrument, to make sure it. Serial Numbers Please note all the 'www.hnwhite.com' watermarks on the catalog pages, sellers from www.ebay.com have used information inaccurately and without permission from this website and it is essential that buyers know the source of information. List of Besson tuba serial numbers? The bulk of the musical talk. 3 posts. Page 1 of 1. Scottw 5 valves Posts: 1519 Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:39 pm Location.

I own a Hirsbrunner HBS-193 Bb Kaiser tuba, and I'll be doggoned if I can find the serial number. I've pored over that valve body with a flashlight, from every angle. There is a '17' stamped on each of the four casings casing, but that's all.
The lore is that they are on the second valve casing, as they are on piston tubas, but I see nada.

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I also read that they are under the model number, but I don't see one of those, either, and I suspect those were placed at the request of the traditional US importer, through whom I don't believe my instrument passed.
Any ideas?
Second question: the lore, which I just researched to answer the above question, sparked by the thread from a day or two ago, also says that the first two or three digits define the year the instrument (or at least the valve body) was made. Was this an old B&M/Nirschl tradition?--I know they supplied piston valves to Hirsbrunner up through the middle 90's. If so, might it apply to my B&M-made York Master? That serial number starts with 66, and 1966 would be completely plausible. Enquiring minds want to know.
Rick 'who needs a serial number for Mr. Clarion' Denney