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What modern horns come closest to the classic Alexander F tubas? IMHO they epitomized the "4/4 F tuba", had a gorgeous timbre, but could still put out a lot of sound when required.

New Alex F
Rudi Meinl 4/4 F

Rudy Meinl
Gronitz rotary
Meinl Weston 45 or 46 (not the S)
Meinl Weston Hilgers small
Meinl Weston 2182 small valve (yes, I am aware this is a piston tuba )

Has anyone been able to do a comparison of the NEW Alexanders to the classic, old ones???

Doesn't the MW 2182 use the dimensions of the Alex F bugle?

The new body Cerveny F is almost directly copied from the Alex 155.

This looks like it would do the trick...
After the posts above, I now remember them talking about having the Alex F in the crosshairs when this horn was developed.
http://www.dillonmusic.com/p-23088-mein ... 2-s-f.aspx
And I prefer the small piston valveset over the "large piston"
Now, to start a GoFundMe KickStarter account

tuben wrote:

MartyNeilan wrote:This looks like it would do the trick...
After the posts above, I now remember them talking about having the Alex F in the crosshairs when this horn was developed.
http://www.dillonmusic.com/p-23088-mein ... 2-s-f.aspx
And I prefer the small piston valveset over the "large piston"
Now, to start a GoFundMe KickStarter account

Keep in mind the difference in the thickness of the metal and the difference that makes on tonal results IF you are wanting something like an Alexander F.

Good point. The MW is probably very thick on the production horns. Cerveny and Gronitz are probably the thinner modern alternatives, plus whatever Adams could whip up.