Bad decision?

[D_goneCold]

Alright. So I've been searching around for a CC piston valve tuba, and I've yet to find one within my price range. Before I decided to give up on using a piston tuba and go back to rotary, I saw the Schiller American Heritage 5v- Piston tuba. I was wondering if anyone here has played the horn and what you think about it? I would go and try to test play them myself, but I don't live close enough to do so.

[Wyvern]

I have one of these piston CC JBCB-450 for sale with Wessex branding. As they come from the factory tuning is awful, but with modification can be made a reasonable in tune piston CC. However all the same everyone who has tried has preferred the rotary 410 CC.

I would strongly advise against buying a Schiller piston CC without trying first.

[Dan Schultz]

Don't pay retail. That way you can recover your money if the horn doesn't work out for you.

[D_goneCold]

I have one of these piston CC JBCB-450 for sale with Wessex branding. As they come from the factory tuning is awful, but with modification can be made a reasonable in tune piston CC. However all the same everyone who has tried has preferred the rotary 410 CC.

I would strongly advise against buying a Schiller piston CC without trying first.

What sort of modifications would need to be done to these horns to make them decent horns?

[eupher61]

D_gone,

I just bought a Schiller compensating euph. Be aware that this a German brand name, but made by the same company as the Essex above (recommended highly by the distributor, obviously). Jim Laabs Music, who owns the Schiller name, gives you a decent warranty period, not sure if it's 7 10 or 14 days, to return with full refund minus shipping. I know the rotary tubas from JIn Bao get good comments, but I have heard little about the piston horns. The euph is very nice.

[MikeMason]

I'll be selling my 1 yr old 410(Mira 186 5 valve c clone shortly) thinking 1550 including miraphone blue gig bag.played professionally for a year with no problems.better horn fell in my lap for cheap.stay tuned for full ad soon...

[Bob Kolada]

Our Jin Bao comp euph rocks, better than the Besson or Willson euphs my unit has. Except for the whole topactionisterrible thing, I can't see the point of buying anything else if you're not a hardcore eupher. I'll be seriously checking out the contrabone and 1291 copies soon.