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I have only had experience with the Euphoniums (4 upright valves) but I was quite pleased. It has a large size receiver and is put together pretty well. The students I have who have bought them have had no real problems. Some of them are very careful, some are not. These horns seem to stand up as well as any others, and better than many other <1K horns I have tried. Do not really know about the Tubas, but hope this helps.

I have a little Weril BBb tuba that I have been using for 3 or 4 years, mainly for teaching and banjo trio jobs. I don't like the "clickless" style valve guides, but they have stopped making them; the newer ones have guides just like the Yamahas. Intonation is very good except for the C above the staff, which requires 4th valve. The D above that is hard to hit with 1&2 but much better open. It's a very small tuba, but it's easy to carry around and does not bump into things as much as bigger tubas do. I have not had any trouble with things falling apart. I recommended it for a young female student, and hers is working out very well. You can reach all of the slides except the 4th with your left hand while playing.
I also tried out one of the bigger Werils (a clone of the YBB321) side-by side with a similar Yamaha. I don't care for that configuration, but I could not find any significant difference between them except for price.

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I am another Pennsylvanian that owns a Weril 980 euphonium. Fabulous horn. You can't go wrong, and the price is right. Go for it!

I have a silver 3/4 CC tuba. Mine likes to play a bit sharp, but I have learned how to show it who's the boss! My only complaint is that the small size makes it awkward to hold. If it rests on my lap I can't get the mpc quite high enough and if I hold it it gets heavy in a hurry. I DO like this horn though! Easy and fun to play.

I have a silver 3/4 CC tuba. Mine likes to play a bit sharp, but I have learned how to show it who's the boss! My only complaint is that the small size makes it awkward to hold. If it rests on my lap I can't get the mpc quite high enough and if I hold it it gets heavy in a hurry. I DO like this horn though! Easy and fun to play.

I have played the 3/4 and 4/4 BBb tubas. They have worked well, and have had no problems with the horns. I bought the 10 1/2 inch red brass bass trombone in February after trying one at Mid West. If you are a bass trombone doubler, it is a copy of a Bach 50B3LO; with 4 leadpipes and an optional D slide for the second valve. That makes the setup for Bb, F, D, B.

I have had to try different mouthpiece and leadpipe options, and my Doug Elliott setup plays flat above the staff with the larger leadpipes.

It does have one construction quirk, and that is that the inner slides are brass. They need continual cleaning, and will probably wear out if neglected. I foresee a set of Bach inner slides in the future if the go out.

Tom Mason