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 tuba shown in the first three photos was made by Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory. Other terms used are variations of the Italian 'bombardino' and 'flicorno contrabasso' and more names that seem less commonly used. The modern tuba really seems to have gotten going when Cerveny introduces their 'Kaisertuba' around 1875. As you see in the 1887 Boston catalog page above, Americans called it 'Double Bb Bass'. The later French term is 'contrabass en sib”. Probably the earliest in BBb was made by Adolphe Sax and called 'subcontrabass Saxhorn' although this instrument seems only a novelty at that time. Depending on the time period and geographical region, you will see a variety of names for what we call 'tuba'. Perhaps I should clarify terminology here as well.
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