F Tubas

Tubadork · Post by **Tubadork** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:23 am

Pt10
Gronitz 125 (? the piston one)
Yamaha 822
I've heard that the MW2182 is awesome
the firebird (miraphone, mirafone?) in gold brass is nice

Go to Dillon when you get a chance, or have them send you some stuff on trial, or custom , I'm not sure where to get a gronitz (Tuba Exchange?) and you can get an 822 pretty much anywhere.
Bill Pritchard

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:11 pm

Tubadork wrote:... Gronitz 125 (? the piston one) ...

... I'm not sure where to get a gronitz ...

Low Brass Werks advertises them:

http://www.lowbrasswerks.com/newtuba.html

vince · Post by **vince** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:27 pm

Hi! Make sure you try a Gronitz F (PF-125 or 127) and the new miraphone 281!

I bought my silver pf-125 from Tony Clements in California! Contact him!

Vince
Gronitz F PF-125
Rudolf Meinl 5/4 CC

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:36 pm

Don't forget Rudolph Meinl.

Getzeng50s · Post by **Getzeng50s** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:22 am

i Did switch from the Yamaha YFB822 to the Firebird. If you want to know, ill tell you, just PM me. the Yamaha has been sold.

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:13 am

I think this thread is over a year old.Check the date

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:16 am

MikeMason wrote:I think this thread is over a year old.Check the date

I guess it has staying power.

Steve Inman · Post by **Steve Inman** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:44 pm

Getzeng50s wrote:i Did switch from the Yamaha YFB822 to the Firebird. If you want to know, ill tell you, just PM me. the Yamaha has been sold.

I've played both and have listened to Roger Lewis play both -- dramatically different instruments.

Would you mind sharing your thoughts on these two, and what prompted the change? If it were me in this situation, after I tried the 281, I finally found a rotary F tuba with a decent low C, and that would have been a potential motivator to switch to a rotary F -- assuming I also wanted to go to a much brighter sound.

Interesting,

Getzeng50s · Post by **Getzeng50s** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:32 pm

PM me.