A one-of-a-kind Durham museum celebrates the little known history of tubas

At the Vincent and Ethel Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection in Durham, visitors can explore five rooms filled with almost 350 tubas and related instruments. (Maddie Policastro / Carolina Connection)

The brass section of most symphony orchestras includes several trumpets, trombones, and French horns – but usually only one tuba.

In Durham, an unusual museum is entirely devoted to sharing the lesser-known history of this underappreciated instrument.

Carolina Connection’s Maddie Policastro toured the Historic Tuba Collection to learn more.

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