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Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:59 am
by Greg Lecewicz
Schiller wants 3 grand for it. Also the Wessex tubas and euphoniums are very impressive. I know they all come from Jinbao factory but the effort of making the manufacturer to listen to the dealer's needs is very impressive. Kudos to all of you in this business. You are the ones creating quality products for us.
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:01 pm
by deholder
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:11 pm
by duderubble
KiltieTuba wrote:58mark wrote:I think many people on this forum would state an objection to your last sentence.
Something like "improving quality at affordable prices" is probably far more accurate.
Cerveny makes affordable instruments...
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:17 pm
by bort
I think silver accents on a gold brass tuba looks MUCH nicer than gold-plated accents on a silver tuba. Well, at least in most executions of it.
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:15 pm
by Dan Schultz
yawn.
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:23 pm
by tbn.al
I'm searching for a word here and all I can remember, I'm old you know, is that it starts with an "R". Let's see - "Relevant", no - "Repetitive", maybe - "Oh! "Regurgitated" YES! That's the word!
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:47 pm
by deholder
Yeah, I can see what you mean. I am not unhappy with my horn. It has served me well getting me back into music and didn't break the bank. However for reasons I can't quite explain I keep looking at prettier horns. Currently, my lust is directed at rose brass...
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 3:43 pm
by Dan Schultz
deholder wrote:...Currently, my lust is directed at rose brass...
I knew a 'Rose' once. She wasn't very pretty!
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:17 pm
by iiipopes
Or as one of my bandmates who plays euphonium is want to opine, since tubas are expensive, and take a lot of abuse in institutional settings: a tuba is the only instrument I know that can look like crap and beat to hell and still sound good, and therefore look good, whatever its condition.
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:40 pm
by Ulli
Chinese tubas getting prettier?
My Dalyan 5v Tuba is pretty since I bought it.
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:43 pm
by Dan Schultz
What brand is the tuba in your original post? Is this one of the Laabs tubas? .... or is it a Cerveny?
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:04 pm
by bisontuba
Dan-
It is a Laab/Schiller tuba..
Mark
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:29 pm
by Dan Schultz
jonesmj wrote:Dan-
It is a Laab/Schiller tuba..
Mark
Never seen Chinese tuba with a garland.
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:00 pm
by Ken Herrick
TubaTinker wrote:deholder wrote:...Currently, my lust is directed at rose brass...
I knew a 'Rose' once. She wasn't very pretty!
She was just a brazen hussy!
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:05 pm
by bisontuba
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:14 pm
by Untersatz
The Attitude, the Authority, The American Tuba Sound.
The Schiller American Heritage Bbb Studio Series
Rotary 4 Valve Tuba with Gold Brass Body and Cupronickel Bell Ring
Big Rich Hearty Substantive T0one.
The Gold Brass Body with Nickel and Gold Brass Tubing lead the way to the 15 ¾ Bell. 
Studio Refined 4 Valve Rotary Mechanism is smooth and responsive and the
Traditional Open Wrap design keeps air flowing smoothly all the way down to the Subsonic registers. The Schiller American Heritage Bbb Studio Series comes complete with Genuine Schiller Mouthpiece and a Hard Case with Wheels.
Rotary tuba opens up all the registers in a big substantive American Sound
The rose Brass Leadpipe with all Yellow Brass and Nickel Silver Tubing lead the way to the big 17 ¾ “ Bell.
A 4 Valve rotary mechanism is smooth and responsive and the traditional Open Wrap Design keeps air flowing smoothly all the way down to the subsonic registers. The Schiller American Heritage Bbb Rotary Tuba comes complete with a genuine Schiller Mouthpiece and Hard Case with Wheels.
Schiller American Heritage Bbb Studio Rotary Tuba, Reclaiming the American Tuba Heritage.
It's very hard to take them seriously with bonehead descriptions like these
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:21 pm
by Dan Schultz
TubaMusikMann wrote:.... It's very hard to take them seriously with bonehead descriptions like these
I don't take them seriously! Never have. I had one discussion with them a few years back about a problem with one of their horns. Once was enough.
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:38 pm
by Ace
TubaTinker wrote:deholder wrote:...Currently, my lust is directed at rose brass...
I knew a 'Rose' once. She wasn't very pretty!
Careful, Dan. Rose reads this board regularly. She remembers you.
Ace
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:36 am
by deholder
Ace wrote:TubaTinker wrote:deholder wrote:...Currently, my lust is directed at rose brass...
I knew a 'Rose' once. She wasn't very pretty!
Careful, Dan. Rose reads this board regularly. She remembers you.
Ace
Ok just to be clear and to prevent any further confusion:
I meant This Rosy:
Not THIS one:
I have a wife and three daughters, Last thing I need is to invite more trouble
Re: Chinese tubas getting prettier
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:50 am
by Untersatz
I agree that for a Chinese made tuba, that is a very attractive look,
but I'd be more concerned with how it plays
