The Norwegian Star certainly has a lot of support, especially since it's designed with the help of Oysten B. (I'm going to abbreviate his name so I don't butcher it too badly). If you like the non-comp rotary format, that seems like a really great horn.SSCtubist wrote:At the moment, the tuba im looking at is the Norwegian Star, as I currently play Eb, and I'm looking for a good all-around horn (which I've heard is a role fullfilled by the NorStar).
I'd like to hear other people's views on this tuba, plus any other Eb tubas they may fit my needs (I play in Brass bands, Quintets, an orchestra, and occasionally some solo work)
any advice of help is greatly appreciated
OTOH, I don't know how you feel about the 3+1 compensating thing, but John Fletcher and numerous others have made good use out of the Besson Soverigns for all of the applications you mentioned. There are a lot of makers producing this format, too, like Miraphone, York, Yamaha, and Willson to name a few.
Do you prefer pistons or rotors? Comp or non-comp? Are you close enough to Dillons or WWBW to make a day or two trip to hunt for the right horn? That's probably the best way to go.
