Sterling BBb 3/4

Davidus1 · Post by **Davidus1** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 7:35 pm

I noticed CustomMusic is selling a 3/4 BBb with 4 piston valves on eBay. Does anyone know anything about these horns? How do they play compared to the other 3/4 BBb piston tubas? What are the valves made of? Stainless, Monel, etc. Any info appreciated. I'm in the market for a small BBb. Thanks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171795187905" target="_blank

dwerden · Post by **dwerden** » Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:57 pm

It is from the days when Fred Marrich was still around. Custom Music was looking for a cheaper line as an alternative to the PT line. It is indeed a re-branded Weril.

Davidus1 · Post by **Davidus1** » Sat Jun 27, 2015 8:46 pm

dwerden wrote:It is from the days when Fred Marrich was still around. Custom Music was looking for a cheaper line as an alternative to the PT line. It is indeed a re-branded Weril.

Thanks Dave! Appreciate the info.

tubasaz · Post by **tubasaz** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:09 am

Aren´t those handy BBb Werils quite nice sounding ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OG8tmdK8ZU" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
Four valves seem working good.

Toobist · Post by **Toobist** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 3:02 pm

tubasaz wrote:Aren´t those handy BBb Werils quite nice sounding ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OG8tmdK8ZU" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
Four valves seem working good.

It's worth the watch just for the propaganda slideshow over his right shoulder.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 9:33 am

Rooskies really like their Jazz, Da??

MikeW · Post by **MikeW** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:07 am

tubasaz wrote:Aren´t those handy BBb Werils quite nice sounding ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OG8tmdK8ZU" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
Four valves seem working good.

According to the comments on You tube, this guy is lip-synching:

Yot tube comment wrote: tubapizza 1 year ago
How about admitting that that isn't you playing? David "Red" Lehr, sousaphone. Asshole.

If the piece was actually played on a sousaphone, this doesn't tell you too much about how the Weril plays.

Edit: here is the only Weril J680 piece that turns up when you search you-tube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceR_91TYzPg" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
I ignored the Russian playing multi-phonics - it looked just as fake as the other guy, and it just sounds as bad as most multiphonics, you can't tell what the tuba might do if someone played it.

jpetty24 · Post by **jpetty24** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:52 pm

Don't know what specific model number it was I played but it was a 4/4 BBb, a monster of a 4/4 I must say, and apart from being under cared for, this thing played very klunky and very plain. Not terrible, but not great sounding. I believe it was a clone of the Yamaha 4/4 BBb that many schools in my area seem to use at the middle school/high school level. Intonation is not that great, but I have played worse.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:54 pm

Impossible!!

Jazz tuba was invented in Russia!!

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