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I saw on the Tuba Exchange website there is now a Chinese-made CC tuba from B&S. Has anyone played it? Does anyone in “the know” have an idea how involved their Chinese factory is with their existing models?

You can see the listing here: https://www.tubaexchange.com/collection ... 5804253239

Here’s the description from the website:

Brand new model from B&S! The B&S 795 International Series 4/4 CC Tuba design concept came from B&S artist Dan Perantoni (Mr. P.) with the idea of offering an excellent CC tuba with lots of power that is easy to play, very rewarding, and economical for players. Taking blueprints from a York-style inspired design, B&S engineers were able to create something quite unique. A collaboration between our master craftsmen on the research and development team in our German workshops and the brass craftsmen in our company-owned production facility in Beijing, China has made projects such as this and other exciting developments possible.


Bore: 0.748" (1-3) / 0.787” (4) / 0.846” (5)

Bell: 19"

There's also a Brazilian version.

https://www.tenormusic.com.br/tuba-sous ... o-5-4-nova

Played one at the Army conference. I thought it played well and was put together well. I didn't check the pitch tendency

That first link certainly looks like the Nirschl 4/4 and/or the Besson CC.