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I'm an amateur, experienced adult player thinking of picking up a larger horn to use in Churchestra and community band type situations. My petite Weril Yama-copy is starting to feel a bit constricting and I've had a piggy and a 186 in the past. I'd almost give my right arm to have another piggy but I now have kids to put through college...

At 45 years old I don't think I'll be taking work away from Alan Baer or Gil Long any time soon (much less any other pro).

This Musica has popped up on ebay => http://www.ebay.com/itm/Musica-5-Valve- ... 6rk%3D2%26" target="_blank

I've seen a Musica or two that were essentially rebadged Cerveny horns... does this one look familiar to anyone and if it does, do you think it might be a safe bet?

Thanks

Rick

That's a B&S. Great intonation, decent high register, tight low register. Comparing a 186, piggy, and B&S, I'd pick the 186 as a 2nd CC tuba, the piggy as the best commercial and the B&S as the best band/orch tuba. YMMV a lot.

Yes, B&S. The thumbring flange alone is a give-away on the origin.

Specific instruments always may vary somewhat, but in general I would take B&S over Cerveny any day because of better materials in moving parts and better workmanship.

Klaus

I have one almost exactly like this one. (My 5th is on the right hand).
Nice sound, good high range. I like the low range a lot- although it sure don't sound like a big American tuba. The low c to G range is superb for my needs.

I have to give a great recomndation for this horn as I was the Previous owner. I sold this horn after using it for over 12 years (through High School, College, and 8 years as a professional Musician with the Navy). This is a very free blowing horn, and everything was working great the last time I played on it. The only thing I didn't care for was the large Stovepipe of a bell. It has a rather tall bell section that proved problems when we had to use my wifes car to get to a job (she owns a Kia Rio). If you have a larger vehicle then you shouldn't have any issues with trunk space. The last thing I can say is that the 5th valve is a left hand trigger and it is a flat third (an open C, and the 5th makes it sn out of tune A-flat, but you can engate some of that with the long tuning slide). Other than that, as I said it was a great horn. I just needed to go to something smaller and newer. If you buy it, please update and let us know how you like it.

Douglas

Thank you for all the input... Especially Douglas!

I did not purchase the horn - Mrs. Ricko's words were not any of those listed in the beloved sayings of a good tuba player's wife. Larger horns will need to wait for the sale of my petite Weril Yamacopy.

It looks like it was a great horn but not at a good time.

Ricko

I love the large stovepipe. Surely it's my imagination, but I feel that(as I have said before on tubenet) that the long bell gives enough projection to put a crater on the moon.

Who got this? I was drooling for this bad boy but couldn't throw down!