who is playing the "old" MW 46-S "F", 6 valve?
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:15 pm
Hello, this is an old post, but updated................
I play the old MW 46S, (4+2) F tuba, six valve. I believe that these instruments came out in the mid 1980's. Mine
has no serial number, and on the bell is engraved "Meinl Weston - A Division of Getzen".
G. Meinl wrote to me, and said at the time these horns were in demand, they sometimes left the factory without serials/engravings, and shipped directly to the U.S. He also stated that a certain German player still requests this
particular model from them.
This 46S model seems to be buried in the current MW website, although I was at the factory this summer and saw
one in the showroom. This tuba is a lttle bigger than I think it needed to be. The sound is a little grainy up top
(for me and the way I play) and there are better low register F tubas around, not that this is my measuring stick.
However, it does have a lot of character, although I sometimes have to use some very weird fingerings,
although I am not as uptight about using alternates as I used to be.
The leadpipe is set away from the bell. That trend seems to come and go....................
Like any tuba, you have to figure it out how to make it sing.
So, who plays one of these, and how do your think the sound compares to the newer style F tubas?
Specs. - Bell 42 cm, bore 19.5
Mpce. - using a PT 65
Thank you
I play the old MW 46S, (4+2) F tuba, six valve. I believe that these instruments came out in the mid 1980's. Mine
has no serial number, and on the bell is engraved "Meinl Weston - A Division of Getzen".
G. Meinl wrote to me, and said at the time these horns were in demand, they sometimes left the factory without serials/engravings, and shipped directly to the U.S. He also stated that a certain German player still requests this
particular model from them.
This 46S model seems to be buried in the current MW website, although I was at the factory this summer and saw
one in the showroom. This tuba is a lttle bigger than I think it needed to be. The sound is a little grainy up top
(for me and the way I play) and there are better low register F tubas around, not that this is my measuring stick.
However, it does have a lot of character, although I sometimes have to use some very weird fingerings,
although I am not as uptight about using alternates as I used to be.
The leadpipe is set away from the bell. That trend seems to come and go....................
Like any tuba, you have to figure it out how to make it sing.
So, who plays one of these, and how do your think the sound compares to the newer style F tubas?
Specs. - Bell 42 cm, bore 19.5
Mpce. - using a PT 65
Thank you