PHILLIP THE TUBA PLAYER FROM MENDOTA
PHILLIP THE TUBA PLAYER FROM MENDOTA is an 8x6 signed print of a tuba player from Mendota, Illinois. His first name was Phillip, written in pencil at the top of the original cabinet card which is the foundation of this work of art. His last name is there, too, but only the Sil is legible. The original cabinet card was digitally enlarged and cut up. I removed the bland studio backdrop and added a visual blare. I blew Phillip up, colored him and his tuba and inserted them back into the frame, though now they’re is too big to fit, befitting the huge instrument and its hefty, mustached player.
The basstuba was patented on September 12, 1835. Johann Moritz played a key part in its development. His “basstuba” was the precursor of the modern tuba. “Tuba” is from the Latin for “tube. Moritz called his a basstuba because of its very low tone. It was all about the invention of valves and the “Berlinerpumpen.” But I digress. Omm pah pah.
This, by the way, falls into my wabi sabi category. But background too busy to stamp. #foundphoto #cabinetcard #vintagephoto #tuba #basstuba #brassinstrument #berlinerpumpen #johannmoritz #mendota #peterketchum
The basstuba was patented on September 12, 1835. Johann Moritz played a key part in its development. His “basstuba” was the precursor of the modern tuba. “Tuba” is from the Latin for “tube. Moritz called his a basstuba because of its very low tone. It was all about the invention of valves and the “Berlinerpumpen.” But I digress. Omm pah pah.
This, by the way, falls into my wabi sabi category. But background too busy to stamp. #foundphoto #cabinetcard #vintagephoto #tuba #basstuba #brassinstrument #berlinerpumpen #johannmoritz #mendota #peterketchum