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Great tuba player

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Anyone ever heard of Yukihiro Ikeda, principal tuba of the NHK Orchestra in Japan? I just heard him on PBS in an all-Wagner concert on a tape released by NHK radio. One of the best sounds I have ever heard from a tuba. Gorgeous tone. He's playing a large tuba, don't know what it is. Also, there was beautiful sound in combination with his bass trombonist, Kachishi Kadowaki. If I find these guys on YouTube, I'll post the link. Found: https://youtu.be/zrxt2XBufIo?t=4" target="_blank

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I think it is a YamaYork. The bottom curve of the 4th valve slide looks more squared-off (the Yorkbrunner is more rounded) and the side brace looks more like the YamaYork design. To me, the bell of the Yorkbrunner seems a little longer and skinnier verses the YamaYork which appears shorter and wider, but I don't have any hard data on this.

Guy's a great player for sure.
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THE TUBA wrote:I think it is a YamaYork. The bottom curve of the 4th valve slide looks more squared-off (the Yorkbrunner is more rounded) and the side brace looks more like the YamaYork design. To me, the bell of the Yorkbrunner seems a little longer and skinnier verses the YamaYork which appears shorter and wider, but I don't have any hard data on this.

Guy's a great player for sure.
I also believe that the Japanese tuba players tend to have their Yamaha YCB-826s set up with even less wrap on the leadpipe such that the horn is angled away from them at roughly 45 degrees as shown here.
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Definitely a nirschl. Good pic of bell in that wind ensemble close up/solo. Great sounding band.
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Second tuba is Hidehiro Fujita of the Singapore Symphony. A fine tuba player in his own right.
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