Posted by ss on April 11, 2002 at 18:54:17:
In Reply to: Re: "Walter E. Sear, New York, N.Y." Tuba posted by Roger Lewis on April 11, 2002 at 07:56:47:
These instruments were made at the Amati factory. The design was substantialy modified from an older Chech instrument. The originals had clock spring mechanical linkages. They were changed to strings to shorten the stroke .The engraving mistake was Walter E those were mechanical linked