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Here’s an interesting video clip of a bottom bow and tuning slide being hand made for an YCB-826 (York model). Click on the YCB-826 button on the Artist Model page.

http://www.yamahaartistmodel.com

pgolson wrote:--wishing they'da showed the bell being spun or valve section being put together..

Or the top bow being formed! All that slow bending and re-annealing (although on certain York copies, they build 'em in two halves and join 'em, just like the bottom bow).

Anyone else see the irony of Japanese guys building copies of an American tuba with "America the Beautiful" as the soundtrack?

And I always thought they bent the bottom bow by wraping brass around a tree behind the shop!

That's a lot of work!

Thanks for the clip.

If it is coming out in Sept '06, will it be a 2005 model or a 2006?

No matter when it comes out, there will be alot of high end used horns for sale. Alot of people are going to think this is the next "best" thing. Food for thought.

Chuck"who thinks it would be interesting to see what the results would be if everyone had to play on a Mirafone 186 5U with their choice of mp for a year. The good ones would still be good....well you can figure out the rest"Jackson

Chuck Jackson wrote:...it would be interesting to see what the results would be if everyone had to play on a Mirafone 186 5U with their choice of mp for a year. The good ones would still be good....well you can figure out the rest...

Yeah...

... the rest would sound like ... ME!!
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Joe Baker, who, having only a Conn 10J to play (according to Lee Stofer, once owned by Chuck), would love to put Chuck's theory to the test!

brianf wrote:And I always thought they bent the bottom bow by wraping brass around a tree behind the shop!

That's a lot of work!

I thought they just bronzed an inner tube along with someone's baby shoes!

I was really struck by how crappy it looked when he started. I'd have expected a few ripples, but that thing looked like it had already done hard time in a Jr. High bandroom!
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Joe Baker, who is amazed anyone can build a tuba of any sort for less than 5 grand.

Chuck Jackson wrote:No matter when it comes out, there will be alot of high end used horns for sale. Alot of people are going to think this is the next "best" thing. Food for thought.

Bring it on. I'll get a Nirschl and a 1291 for cheap. Fine by me.

Chuck Jackson also wrote:it would be interesting to see what the results would be if everyone had to play on a Mirafone 186 5U with their choice of mp for a year. The good ones would still be good....well you can figure out the restJackson

Now that would be fun. Global tuba NASCAR for 12 months.

TUBACHRIS85 wrote:I really loved that clip, first time I have ever seen any part of a Tuba being made. I wonder though, The music being played on Tuba sounded like a version of "America the Beautiful." I wonder were I can get a copy of it.
-tubachris

Chris,

The music is credited to Jim Self playing his Yamaha 826
from his album/CD My America

Find it here at Basset Hound Music:
http://www.bassethoundmusic.com/store.h ... erica.html

You could check out

http://www.besson.com/factorytour.asp

My friend in Japan got a York YCB-826 phototype for testing

here is the link
http://sound.jp/hidetuba/photo/05-04-29.htm

information about him :
http://sound.jp/hidetuba/index-eg.htm

Sorry for my mistake, the link which I posted before is not a YCB-826, is a YCB-832 prototype 4/4 size. Thank you for a Professional tubist correcting me .