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MM Tuba MU 520
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:34 am
by catkins522
Hey guys, got a question. I have gotten my refund check and thinking about getting another tuba. In Craig's List, there is a M&M Tuba for sale, model #TU 520. I really can't tell if is a good or bad tuba. So, help me spoke and other folks. Is it a good buy or tell the seller to stuff it....nicely.
Charles Atkins
Re: MM Tuba MU 520
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:26 am
by NCSUSousa
catkins522 wrote:Hey guys, got a question. I have gotten my refund check and thinking about getting another tuba. In Craig's List, there is a M&M Tuba for sale, model #TU 520. I really can't tell if is a good or bad tuba. So, help me spoke and other folks. Is it a good buy or tell the seller to stuff it....nicely.
Charles Atkins
The real questions are: Do you want a 1/2-3/4 size BBb tuba? What price are they asking?
Keep in mind that you can get one NEW from M&M for $1.6k. Mack Brass sells this instrument too for $1.4k. I don't know about shipping. (that's easily answered by e-mailing either vendor)
If they're not asking too much, go play it and decide for yourself if it's good.
Re: MM Tuba MU 520
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:28 am
by Untersatz
It depends what you want to do with this horn. It is a very small tuba (3/4 in size) with a small
bore (.630") and a 14.9" bell. As long as you don't expect any "real tuba" sound & want a nice practice
horn, it would be fine for that. Here is a video with Tom Mcgrady playing that tuba.
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