ID this Mirafone?...
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:20 pm
Can anyone help me identify the model here?...
Model number 182, which is a 3/4 BBb.
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Re: ID this Mirafone?...
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:40 pm
Re: ID this Mirafone?...
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:13 am
Thank you! Very helpful.
Re: ID this Mirafone?...
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:18 pm
I tooted on this model when it was new @ WWBW. FUN tuba 
It was very easy to play and had a lot of 'zip'. Skinnier than most typical 4/4 BBb tubas, but certainly bigger than any other 3/4 tuba I've seen (AKA Yamaha 621 series, King 1140, etc). I'd call the Mira 182 a "7/8" tuba; roughly the same size as the Olds 0-99, but with a much larger valve-bore.
I think Miraphone also made the piston version; Mira 282?
It was very easy to play and had a lot of 'zip'. Skinnier than most typical 4/4 BBb tubas, but certainly bigger than any other 3/4 tuba I've seen (AKA Yamaha 621 series, King 1140, etc). I'd call the Mira 182 a "7/8" tuba; roughly the same size as the Olds 0-99, but with a much larger valve-bore.
I think Miraphone also made the piston version; Mira 282?