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I am in the market for a CC tuba and need a little guidance. I am looking between four different instruments, a Jupiter XO 1284, a B and S PT-3P, a Yamaha YCB-822, and a BE995. I would be purchasing all in silver finish. The Yamaha is for sale at about $5,500 and comes with a case. It is virtually new and is from a reputable tuba dealer. I have heard some bad things about the Yamaha and Jupiter and the B and S seems a bit pricy so I was wondering what some advice would be.

Before this is possibly bombarded with "ask your teacher",

If I were you, depending on your budget, I would find a great used horn (any of those brands) on the forums and then save what's left of your money for whatever you would like (an F tuba even). 99% of the horns sold on here are sold with cases.

Unless if it's outside of the "zone", all productions of a horn series have its bad horns, it's ok horns and the great horns (a hit and a miss basically). Don't get caught up with the bad feedback you get about a horn model. No two horns are the same.

And, I wouldn't limit myself to just silver plated. A tuba is a tuba. I understand if you like silver playing but it isn't going to play better just because it's silver plated.

Good luck with your search

Ask your teacher/instructor for guidance....
Mark

The one you like best!

In that price range, you should seriously consider the Eastman designed by Matt Walters.
There is a very lengthy thread about it, and it is roughly the same size as the instruments you suggested.