Hello,
I'm interested in know if someone have the experience in play this Tuba.
How it's play and how it's sing. Have a good intonation?
Could you compare with a MW 45 LP?
Thanks
Kanstul 5480 F
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Re: Kanstul 5480 F
I have never had the pleasure of playing the grand F, but I recently had the chance to go tour their factory in California and got to play on the grand CC, the grand BBb and their 3/4 5V F.
Both of the 5/4 grand tubas were an absolute joy to play and their huge sound was intoxicating. The response was sluggish but that may not be as big of a problem on the F. I didn't have a tuner with me but they both sounded in tune (i don't have perfect pitch unfortunately). The little F was very nimble and easy to play, with a lovely tone, it sings even if you don't have much experience with F tubas. The tone was lovely and the low range was nice, not quite as good as a Yamaha 621 but it made up for it in the high range.
All the tubas had excellent craftsmanship and tone. Plus they could even fill up the factory with sound. I would definitely recomend going to the factory if you have a chance, they are very nice and love to show you around. Even if they don't have the tuba you're looking for it's a real treat to try out their other tubas.
Hope this helps,
Cole
Both of the 5/4 grand tubas were an absolute joy to play and their huge sound was intoxicating. The response was sluggish but that may not be as big of a problem on the F. I didn't have a tuner with me but they both sounded in tune (i don't have perfect pitch unfortunately). The little F was very nimble and easy to play, with a lovely tone, it sings even if you don't have much experience with F tubas. The tone was lovely and the low range was nice, not quite as good as a Yamaha 621 but it made up for it in the high range.
All the tubas had excellent craftsmanship and tone. Plus they could even fill up the factory with sound. I would definitely recomend going to the factory if you have a chance, they are very nice and love to show you around. Even if they don't have the tuba you're looking for it's a real treat to try out their other tubas.
Hope this helps,
Cole
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Re: Kanstul 5480 F
It's been two years since the last activity on this thread...
Anyone have any experience with the 5480 or are they unicorns that nobody actually plays?
Anyone have any experience with the 5480 or are they unicorns that nobody actually plays?
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Re: Kanstul 5480 F
I don't think the Kanstul Company is doing much with tubas these days. My understanding is that they are primarily making their trumpets, trombones and marching brass, and shipping a lot of it to customers overseas. That business is much more profitable than trying to deal with the American tuba market.
I played a prototype of the 5480 that I thought had massive problems. I felt that they would have done better to further develop the model 80 F. I tweaked two of those, and the model 80 F-tuba could have potentially been the definitive American F-tuba. The model 80 is the closest thing to a York F-tuba yet made. The sound was extremely clear and focused, and people constantly remarked about the beauty of tone when I took it into an ensemble. The pitch tendencies were only minor, and could have been ironed out with further development. I played a concert with a full wind ensemble as the only tuba, using the model 80 F, and I was able to balance the entire wind ensemble in any register with that instrument. The 5480 struck me as ergonomically odd, and unlike the model 80, the 5480 that I played had uneven response. I've been told that a few much-better 5480's were made, but I've not seen or heard them.
I played a prototype of the 5480 that I thought had massive problems. I felt that they would have done better to further develop the model 80 F. I tweaked two of those, and the model 80 F-tuba could have potentially been the definitive American F-tuba. The model 80 is the closest thing to a York F-tuba yet made. The sound was extremely clear and focused, and people constantly remarked about the beauty of tone when I took it into an ensemble. The pitch tendencies were only minor, and could have been ironed out with further development. I played a concert with a full wind ensemble as the only tuba, using the model 80 F, and I was able to balance the entire wind ensemble in any register with that instrument. The 5480 struck me as ergonomically odd, and unlike the model 80, the 5480 that I played had uneven response. I've been told that a few much-better 5480's were made, but I've not seen or heard them.
Lee A. Stofer, Jr.