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Colorful but too expensive for plastic. Wonder what the sound is like. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_so_14?rh ... 1443586238" target="_blank

Odd marketing strategy to present this tuba with one photo of the rear side of the instrument and two photos of the bag.

Klaus

It make you happy!

This is a positive review??

In addition to the freight I paid up front- I was charged duty, custom broker fees and an addition fee from ups when the horn came

For that price I'd take the Dillon three valve 3/4...

Does the black version have a darker sound?

If it were less than $1,000. I might risk it.

bloke wrote:Did I hear that The Village Tinker is the exclusive certified repair facility for these?

Joe... I really didn't want that made public yet. However, I CAN weld plastic!

Not gonna lie, I want one.

kmorgancraw wrote:Does the black version have a darker sound?

The yellow is "brighter" of course!!

The PTU-02 would be good for playing the blues.

Yeah I want one...

Until a few things happen:

- I realize I don't have any place to play it where it will add anything to the proceedings
- I realize it (probably) doesn't actually play anything like my real horns
- I have to explain it or myself more than once
- 90-120 seconds have passed
- I think of a hundred better ways to spend the money

chronolith wrote:Yeah I want one...

Until a few things happen:

- I realize I don't have any place to play it where it will add anything to the proceedings
- I realize it (probably) doesn't actually play anything like my real horns
- I have to explain it or myself more than once
- 90-120 seconds have passed
- I think of a hundred better ways to spend the money

I think you said it all right there.

I'd like to do a product evaluation, but I'm not going to spend over $1,000.00 for the opportunity . . . .

TubaTinker wrote:It make you happy!

It gives you MUCH happy...

bloke wrote:looks like a $395 sort of thing to me...

$1,242 plus shipping and customs is too much. This puts this tuba in the Chinese brass tuba range. If it were $395, I would take a chance and buy one. If more than $395 and less than $1,000. I would consider it. Hey Tiger, are you listening?

I think tuba players have had enough of fragile tubas made of plastic or brass for that matter. What's needed is a good rubber tuba.

I'd love a tuba that I could bounce...

I wonder if they could make a plastic tuba with a brass valve set, sort of like the fiberglas sousaphone but in a tuba. I know there have a been a few of these over the years. Harv Hartman used to play one. I forget the brand. But it seems to me like it would be a good idea for a small 3/4 size student tuba. It would be small, lightwieght, and be able to take a little abuse without denting, although I guess it could crack.

What do you think? should I go into business and make a million??

like this??