Hirsbrunner Tuba Serial Numbers
The development of a serial number list has been very difficult because of the lack of official records. Mr. H. N. White kept very detailed records but when the company was sold to the Seeburg Corporation all official records were destroyed. When looking up the age of your instrument, complete the following steps: (1.) Find your instruments catalog page and year that the catalog was made. Pay special attention to the small details on your instrument because most artists drawings account for unique changes and features. (2.) Compare your findings to the serial number list. Please keep in mind that most catalogs were dated on the back and should be trusted more than the serial number list.
1/01/2008 We have reevaluated the serial number list to reflect new information. The number of instruments produced in the early years 1893-1905, has been reduced. The serial number lists are NOT 100% accurate. |
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If you post about a stolen horn, please list as much information that your can, including serial numbers and photos. 11 posts. Page 1 of 1 Missing Hirsbrunner Tuba. It was bought in this state but was rarely used, hence the sale.Suitable for restoration or use with bands.Serial Number - 648703 which dates the tuba to 1979/1980Comes in its original case which is in very good condition. Mouthpiece included has the markings G 84 Made in England but it. Serial numbers can be found in a variety of places on different instruments. Please use the images below to help locate the serial number on your instrument. Tubas and baritone horns most often have the serial number on the center valve or on the mouthpiece receiver.
| Date | Serial Number |
| 1893-1899 | 1-4,000 |
| 1900-1903 | 4,001-6,000 |
| 1904-1905 | 6,001-9,000 |
| 1905-1910 | 9,001-25,000 |
| 1910-1915 | 25,001-40,000 |
| 1915-1925 | 40,001-78,000 |
| 1925-1930 | 78,001-126,000 |
| 1930-1935 | 126,001-176,000 |
| 1935-1936 | 176,001-186,000 |
| 1936-1937 | 186,001-200,000 |
| 1937-1938 | 200,001-212,000 |
| 1938-1939 | 212,001-225,000 |
| 1939-1940 | 225,001-239,000 |
| 1940-1941 | 239,001-254,000 |
| 1941-1942 | 254,001-264,000 |
| 1942-1945 | 264,001-267,500 |
| 1945-1946 | 267,501-277,000 |
| 1946-1947 | 277,001-287,000 |
| 1947-1948 | 287,001-296,500 |
| 1948-1949 | 296,501-301,500 |
| 1949-1950 | 301,501-308,000 |
| 1950-1951 | 308,001-316,500 |
| 1951-1952 | 316,501-322,000 |
| 1952-1953 | 322,001-330,000 |
| 1953-1954 | 330,001-337,000 |
| 1954-1955 | 337,001-340,000 |
| 1955-1960 | 340,001-370,000 |
| 1960-1965 | 370,000-406,500 |
| 1965-1970 | 406,501-457,600 |
String Serial Numbers
Hirsbrunner Tuba Serial Numbers Diagram
American Standard String Bass Serial Numbers | |
| 1934 001 1935 200 1936 400 1937 800 1938 1200 1939 1600 1940 2200 1942-1946 No Production WWII 1947 Limited Production 1949 1950 1951 1952 2450 1953 2600 1954 2800 1955 3000 1956 3200 1957 3400 1958 3600 1959 3800 1960 4000 1961 4200 1962 4400 1963 4600 1964 4800 1965 5000 | 1936 001 1937 185 1938 480 1939 790 1940 1010 1941 1320 1942-1946 No Production WWII 1947-1948 No Production 1949 1400 1950 1500 1951 1600 1952 1700 1953 1800 1954 1900 1955 2000 1956 2100 1957 2200 1958 2300 1959 2400 1960 2500 1961 2600 1962 2700 1963 2800 1964 2900 1965 3090 |
Cleveland and American Standard Serial Numbers:
| Date | Serial Number |
| 1919-1930 | 1-10,000 |
| 1930-1935 | 10,000-30,000 |
| 1935-1940 | 30,000-40,000 |
| 1940-1945 | 40,000-45,000 |
| 1945-1950 | 45,000-50,000 |
| 1950-1955 | 50,000-65,000 |
| 1955-1960 | 65,000-100,000 |
| 1960-1965 | 100,000-160,000 |
| 1965-1970 | 160,000-420,000 |
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The first of these two tubas is a bit unattractive and the other is downright ugly but the story here is not in the rough lives that they led, but what they are. Tubas pitched in BBb (an octave below euphoniums and tenor/bass trombones) were not used much until very late in the 19th century. Examples were known to have been made by the 1860s and occasionally used in orchestras, but they weren't seen much in bands until the 1890s. As a result, the demand for instruments was extremely small until that time. These historical facts make these two tubas especially interesting.
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Perhaps I should clarify terminology here as well. Depending on the time period and geographical region, you will see a variety of names for what we call 'tuba'. Probably the earliest in BBb was made by Adolphe Sax and called 'subcontrabass Saxhorn' although this instrument seems only a novelty at that time. The later French term is 'contrabass en sib”. As you see in the 1887 Boston catalog page above, Americans called it 'Double Bb Bass'. The modern tuba really seems to have gotten going when Cerveny introduces their 'Kaisertuba' around 1875. Other terms used are variations of the Italian 'bombardino' and 'flicorno contrabasso' and more names that seem less commonly used.
The tuba shown in the first three photos was made by Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory. While Boston was known to have made instruments intended for the symphony orchestra, the vast majority were for use in bands or social orchestras. The earliest Boston catalog that I know of, showing BBb tubas for sale was published in 1887, although this instrument predates that by several years. The year of manufacture of this tuba can be narrowed down somewhat by the fact that it has no serial number. Boston started engraving serial numbers on all of their instruments starting in about 1880 or 1881, making me confident that this tuba was made about that time and is the earliest BBb tuba made in the US that I know of. (As always, I'd like to hear from you if you have any additional information.)
C.G. Conn lists a “BBb Bass” in his 1881 catalog, but the illustration is not of that instrument. I would assume that this was the first announcement that it was becoming available. Boston was the older company, but Conn was growing and adding models at a very rapid pace in these years. I don’t know of an extant BBb tuba by Conn from this year, but we can’t know for sure which made one first.
In spite of its rough condition and a fairly small bore through the valves (about .660'), this is an especially nice playing instrument. When Boston introduced their BBb tuba, they used the same valves (with longer tubes, of course) that they had been using on Eb tubas for many years and a well designed body that was quite large for its day. The bell rim diameter is 15 5/8'.
The second tuba illustrated here is not in playable condition, but I can tell by tubing length that it is pitched in BBb. I'm assuming that it was a relatively inexpensive instrument and is not as impressive the Boston. The bore through the valves is .633' and the corpus is a bit smaller than the Boston; the bell rim measures 12 1/2'. It is not signed, but is very much like other brass instruments imported to the US from eastern Europe in the second half of the 19th century. The valves are 'Berliner' piston valves that were used on the least expensive of these imports. Berliner valves were last seen in catalogs of US retailers and importers in the late 1880s, making this another very early example of this size tuba and must have been among the earliest used in an American brass band.
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In addition to these documents in brass, Mark Jones, tubist in Buffalo, NY area, has found an 1879 issue of 'The Musical Progress' in which Mose Slater advertises 'Double Bb Bass' available for $80. This was almost half the price of the Boston tuba. 1960 to 1970 hindi songs mp3 free zip files. Mark believes that these instruments were made in New York and he may well be right, but I differ and believe that they were imported from Germany, like so many other inexpensive instruments in that era. There must be additional data to be found and we will likely learn more when they are. Regardless, this is the earliest document showing a BBb tuba available for sale in the US.
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Interestingly, there were CC tubas (one whole step higher than BBb) available in the US at least 23 years before this. In the collection of the Rhode Island Historical Society is a contrabass in CC with six valves made by Thomas Paine in about 1853. In a list of instruments for sale by Harvey Dodworth in 1856 is offered CC Contrabass with either 3 or 4 valves for $160 and $190. The relatively high price makes me think that it might have been made in Boston as well.