Meinl Weston 4450 F
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:13 pm
I am a second year masters student looking to sell my Meinl Weston 4450 F tuba. I like this tuba very, very much and will miss it. The reason for sale is because I am picky and want something that feels similar to my PT-6. As such, I will be purchasing a pt-15 soon to compliment my other horn.
The 4450 is not even 3 years old, and is in near-new condition... only a couple of very minor scratches and a couple very small dents. This is a 6/4 size F tuba that feels more open than any other F tuba I have played - including the miraphone petroushka. It easily produces an enormous sound for an F tuba that I have found works very well in ensembles. The low register is especially fun and easy, as is to be expected on any large meinl weston horn. This horn has 5 valves, with a custom modified 5th valve to work like a typical modern flat whole step 5th valve should - it was not originally designed to do this for some reason, requiring different fingerings in the low register than what is typically or traditionally used.
Location: Kent, Ohio
Pictures: I'll email them to you. files are too large to upload here
This horn typically sells new for above $14k, I have seen it up to $17k. I am asking around $9.5k. Gig bag included.
The 4450 is not even 3 years old, and is in near-new condition... only a couple of very minor scratches and a couple very small dents. This is a 6/4 size F tuba that feels more open than any other F tuba I have played - including the miraphone petroushka. It easily produces an enormous sound for an F tuba that I have found works very well in ensembles. The low register is especially fun and easy, as is to be expected on any large meinl weston horn. This horn has 5 valves, with a custom modified 5th valve to work like a typical modern flat whole step 5th valve should - it was not originally designed to do this for some reason, requiring different fingerings in the low register than what is typically or traditionally used.
Location: Kent, Ohio
Pictures: I'll email them to you. files are too large to upload here
This horn typically sells new for above $14k, I have seen it up to $17k. I am asking around $9.5k. Gig bag included.