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Hey guys,

Currently a college student looking to get a new CC tuba. I have already sold my PT6P (needed to pay for other instruments I was using more) and am looking for a similar horn. I've seen some pretty good reviews of the Mack Brass Wisemann 900 and am highly interested. Looking for people who are playing/used to play the horn. I mostly do wind ensemble with a few of the local colleges and a little bit of chamber work and wanted to know how your experiences with the horn was. How was the tuning on the horn (Low F 54 or 124?, Low D 5234 or 5134) and if you happened to play both the PT6P and Mack Brass 900 back to back, how noticeable (or if there was) the difference?

The most significant difference between the two would be that the 900 plays so much more in tune, more so than the PT-6P. Being someone who has been able to play both horns, you can't really lose with the Mack. I also believe some valve slides are revised on the 900, either longer or shorter on some valves (don't quote me on that).

I have not played either horn, so I know I don't fit the player you are asking for advice from. But, I just did a Grad Audition yesterday and was recommend to buy the 900 because it was a substantially better horn than the PT6 and it was half the cost, essentially.

I've played 4 PT 6s. 3 of them were the piston version and the other was a rotor version. The 6 is fine, great, but the Wisemann has in my opinion a better color than the PT-6, it's the same setup, just far better tuning, sound, and I felt the low register on the Wisemann was much better than the PT-6. If I ever buy another big horn, and I see that coming sometime, it is going to be a Wisemann, without question. I failed to mention that I have also played 2 Wisemann's. One in silver and one in lacquer, both phenomenal. 2 of the best tubas I've played, and I've played Baer's, Nirschl's, 2165, ect.

Hope this helped,
Zac

I'm fairly set on buying a MACK TU900 once I get the money. While I love playing BBb horns, something about not having a CC horn doesn't feel right.

hduong wrote:I'm fairly set on buying a MACK TU900 once I get the money. While I love playing BBb horns, something about not having a CC horn doesn't feel right.

Dont feel you need a CC to be successful or make you a (serious player) many players do it with or without a CC. Go with what you are comfortable with. Its only 18 inches of difference.

tank wrote:

hduong wrote:I'm fairly set on buying a MACK TU900 once I get the money. While I love playing BBb horns, something about not having a CC horn doesn't feel right.

Dont feel you need a CC to be successful or make you a (serious player) many players do it with or without a CC. Go with what you are comfortable with. Its only 18 inches of difference.

Ahh yes, I have played both C and Bb, I chose to sell my old C tuba to pay for school and to purchase some live sound equipment as I wasn't playing it on a weekly basis, and since I did a summer activity that used Bb horns, I didn't feel a need to use my C horn anymore. Now I'm playing tuba on a daily basis I feel like switching back