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tubajeanpaul wrote:I recently purchased the M&M CC tuba and have been extremely pleased. I have used it for several concerts, small groups (quintet, trio, and sextet) a medium sized orchestra, and full band. The horn plays very well in tune the tone is rich and the instrument blows very freely. I have played in the Navy band, Army band and summer series as principle with Boise Philharmonic. I have also taught at the college level and played in several brass groups. I just started to play again after an 18 year hiatus. I was skeptical of the horn because of price and the attitude towards Chinese horns in general. But I could not find a horn that I was looking for at a price I could afford so I thought I would give it a chance. I'm glad I did. I've let many of my friends try the horn and they have been equally impressed. I have played and owned several tubas over the years and this plays as well as any of the German and US horns that I have owned. I have about 100 hours on the horn so it will be interesting to see how it holds up but so far no problems. Also when I purchased my horn I got great service from M&M the horn arrived in perfect shape double boxed and on time. Oh, by the way, not one person has come and questioned the brand of tuba that I play but they have come up and told me they liked the rich tone.

tubajeanpaul wrote: I have played in the Navy band, Army band and...

tubajeanpaul wrote:Amazing comments from someone who is obviously very brilliant. I played in the Navy Band for 13 years and the transfered services to the Army and played in the Army band for 4 years. Yes I am a first time poster but with the great reception maybe I should allow the brilliant minds or maybe shallow minds use this for whimsical ranting.

tubajeanpaul wrote:The M&M weighs between 21 and 22 pounds, not to heavy but certainly not a thin fly weight. I play between 2 and 3 hours a day on the horn and have noticed that the finish on the valve action is starting to tarnish somewhat. Maybe that's why the horn included a pair of white gloves. As I stated before the tone has a nice rich quality and can be played in small ensemble work as well as larger groups without getting lost. I play on a Helleberg 120s instead of the generic mouthpiece that was sent with the horn. My friends who have tried the horn play a variety of instruments, King, St. Pete, Conn, Bessen and a Miraphone. They were impressed with the sound of the horn and the ease of the upper register. Ergonomically speaking everything is in the right place. For me, it fits well. I was very skeptical about buying a chinese horn as well but for the money it works and has gotten me through 12 performances already with no surprises. When people ask about the M&M stencil I just let them know that the horn was made by hershey .

bloke wrote:aside:

It is to be assumed that "tuba players" (whether newcomers or addicts) are thick-skinned (a callous grown thick and strong in junior high school) and masters of self-deprecation.