Has anyone tried this???

[Snake Charmer]

Nice bling! But I will wait for a transparent one, it should have a much clearer tone...

[Three Valves]

It makes the Mack we got for less than 2k seem like a rip off!!

[windshieldbug]

I’d wait for one in raw plastic...

[jperry1466]

Not sure why the color of a plastic horn would make a difference in the sound. In listening to Youtube videos of the Cool Wind (I considered this before ordering my Mack), it's not a bad sound but one can definitely hear the plastic timbre. Reminds me of the old fiberglass/plastic sousaphones we called Dixie Cup tubas, because they sounded just like we were blowing through a Dixie Cup.

[edsel585960]

2000 bucks. Barnum was right. I had a black one. Very dark tone. These "horns" are horrid, don't buy one!

[Radar]

Nice bling! But I will wait for a transparent one, it should have a much clearer tone...

A clear one would make it easier to tell where water was accumulating in the horn so you know which way to spin it to drain it out.

[MaryAnn]

I heard one of those played in a local recital by a very competent player, and the valve clacking was louder than the sound out of it.

[Alex C]

The early Cool Winds tubas were not too good. The newer ones are not bad. play one for yourself. Mary Ann's criticism of the valve noise was valid but I think you will find the new ones much better.