EEb Tubas

[Tubaleck]

Hi all first time posting here, have been looking at buying an EEb tuba,have read alot about tubas on here and else where
and my Question:are these tubas Basically the same
1, the MM-TU700
2, theSchiller American Heritage
3, the JBEB -700
4,theJP277
5,the wesswex WTF70
any thoughts ,comments or experiences,or anybody own one, feedback most welcome

[Lectron]

Yup......But I see John Packer has a new "Sterling" design...JP377
I assume it to be made in CN as well, but looks better and probably is (?)

[Tubaleck]

cheers for that , yep the JP 377 is built in the uk and looks similer to a besson but a bit cheaper

[Tubaleck]

yes i have read most of the posts i think, really just wanted to clarify they were the same tubas cheers

[ghmerrill]

Be aware that the Wessex is said to have some additional features that others lack. Jonathan may be willing to provide the precise details on these. For me, the deciding one was the higher lead pipe.

If you haven't seen these already, you might want to take a look:

http://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthread ... bcsNNKPWT4

http://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthread ... bcsvdKPWT4

I'm about to add some minor updates after playing the horn intensively for about a month.