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I don't know what everyone thinks. I thought it was a great Eb tuba, the low range on the horn I played was quite good. The pitch was good, too. I'd buy one in a heart beat if Eb fingerings weren't a mystery to me.

One more good thing, an audition committee would never know you were playing Eb.

The tuba player in my quintet plays one; he sounds glorious on it. It has great intonation and the combination of sounding good all throughout the range. It does not sound like a small, solo tuba! It has too big a bore for me, but I am in the consideration stages for a Norwegian Light, myself, to replace my MW 182 F.

MA

I got my 5 valve Norwegian Star Eb from Ferguson Music in the Spring of '08 primarily to augment my Cerveny 681 5 valve CC. I'm a retired band instructor living on Kauai and play in three groups: Kauai Community College Orchestra and Wind Ensemble and my HOMESTEAD BRASS QUINTET. I also daily work on tuba solos to keep my mind and body in shape. Hopefully I'll soon also be able to return to my weekly golf routine but must first gain more stability with my recently acquired left lower leg prosthesis.
I've found that the NS with less effort pretty well is able to cover anything that the Cerveny can reach. I use the LOUD 10 on the Cerveny and the LOUD 15 on the NS. Both have the TJ (Tommy Johnson) rim. I use the DEG tuba stand and am happy to have it carry the load.
At 69 going on 70 I figure as long as I continue to wake up each morning God must still have a need for me and I'd better give him my best.
Have fun.
Tom

Tom Beck II wrote:I got my 5 valve Norwegian Star Eb from Ferguson Music in the Spring of '08 primarily to augment my Cerveny 681 5 valve CC. I'm a retired band instructor living on Kauai and play in three groups: Kauai Community College Orchestra and Wind Ensemble and my HOMESTEAD BRASS QUINTET. I also daily work on tuba solos to keep my mind and body in shape. Hopefully I'll soon also be able to return to my weekly golf routine but must first gain more stability with my recently acquired left lower leg prosthesis.
I've found that the NS with less effort pretty well is able to cover anything that the Cerveny can reach. I use the LOUD 10 on the Cerveny and the LOUD 15 on the NS. Both have the TJ (Tommy Johnson) rim. I use the DEG tuba stand and am happy to have it carry the load.
At 69 going on 70 I figure as long as I continue to wake up each morning God must still have a need for me and I'd better give him my best.
Have fun.
Tom

Nice post, Tom. Sounds like you are really pleased with your Eb tuba. We old guys (I'm 74) benefit from continued playing and participation in different music groups. I hope we all can get out there and keep kicking for many more years; that is, at least as long as we can still play fairly decently.

Ace

Both the Stars are pretty sweet. I think I like the Light a bit more.
A guy I know is getting one so I'm looking forward to playing his!

I was at Miraphone last year when I bought my Starlight and I can safely say that NS is a great sounding tuba and I be happy with both a Starlight AND a Norwegian star!

I could only afford one though!

Paul Tkachenko wrote:I was at Miraphone last year when I bought my Starlight and I can safely say that NS is a great sounding tuba and I be happy with both a Starlight AND a Norwegian star!

I could only afford one though!

Wasn’t it you who bought a 5 rotor Miraphone BBb in Denton? How does it work?

Klaus