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I've been playing on a 2182 for the last year and I love it. For a smaller F, it projects quite well. It's got a phenomenal sound for solo work, and I've also never had a problem projecting enough in quintets. In a tuba quartet setting it blends quite well with the Euphoniums or with the other tuba as needed. I have not had an opportunity to play this horn with an orchestra yet, so I can't say if it will be able to project enough.

The intonation on my particular horn is quite amazing. My tuba prof, who had my specific horn before I did, commented that it's intonation is more precise than any he had played before. I don't, however, know if this is common to all 2182's.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.

I've played a few 2182's and if I had the cash I DEFINETELY would have bought one. It is am AMAZING little horn.

THOUGH, the key word is little. I suspect that if you are playing it only for solo's (mostly at least) that it will me SUPERB!

I have to agree, intonation ease of play AWESOME! And actually, it puts out a lot of sound for such a little horn. I side-by-sided it with an SLP and a firebird and it was only a tad less "broad" (for an F tuba at least).

One thing I really appreciat about the horn is the ease of slotting in notes. They just pop right in..ALL of them....B, C below the staff etc.

Grab it if you can get it.

yalequan wrote:

Greg wrote:
2182 might be a bit small

How come?

The reason people are calling the 2182 a small horn is because it has such a small bore, .708"
it's just decieving because the horn has such an open wrap.
It takes some getting used to, going between something like a 3050 which is such a free blowing horn and something like the 2182, which is going to feel small.