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Weril J640 BBb. Any experience?...

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:16 pm
by greenbean
Anyone played a Weril J640 3/4 BBb? Any thoughts?...

It is a small 4-piston-valve tuba with students in mind, I think.

Re: Weril J640 BBb. Any experience?...

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:34 pm
by Art Hovey
If that's the one that's similar to a YBB-103 but with 4 front pistons arranged in a nice arc then yes. I had one for a while.
Intonation was pretty good except above the staff, where it went wacky. The valve guides were troublesome, but I think Weril eventually switched to Yamaha-style guides. It's a decent tuba for a youngster, but now Eastman makes a better one.

Re: Weril J640 BBb. Any experience?...

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:36 am
by greenbean
Yep - that is the one. Your description is spot-on. Nice little horn and intonation is very good up to F above the staff. Then it gets pretty squirrelly.

Re: Weril J640 BBb. Any experience?...

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:09 pm
by ronr
I owned one for a while. Wasn’t impressed. Clunky, valves worked poorly. Didn't like the sound. I was looking for a cheap version of the YBB621, and that’s exactly what I got.