Trade: my 621F for GP F Cimbasso

[Wes Krygsman]

Hello everyone!

Do you have a G&P piston Cimbasso (preferably silver) that you aren’t using much? Would you like to trade it for my Yamaha YFB621 silver F tuba that will most likely see more use? Contact me in an email.

WeskrygsmanATgmailDOTcom

i just wanted to put a feeler out to see if this trade was possible before putting it up for sale.

Here’s a picture of it from A 2015 or 2016 tuba Christmas. it looks the same but a little more silver playing is worn. More pics to come when I can get around to shining it up.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&sfns=mo

[PRO]

Bloke -- You have posted a 7.36 MB GIF file to a site that asks members to limit images to (as I recall) 150 KB.

[bort]

Bloke -- You have posted a 7.36 MB GIF file to a site that asks members to limit images to (as I recall) 150 KB.

Uh oh, you're going to end up angry and sad, too!

[PRO]

Mark -- Thank you. Not a reaction, just an observation. The GIF is more than 3000 times the allowed size. Glad you are not hosting it. Straight ahead. Paul.

[PRO]

Mark -- Hosting and file size is a factual matter. Another matter altogether is the possibility that a moderator of TubeNet may condone judging, mocking, or ridiculing someone who posts on the site. Paul.

[Wes Krygsman]

The first response was funny. I did not take it in a rude way. I appreciate all your thoughts. Read below.

To give some context, I will not be without a solid F tuba after the trade. I do know that an f tuba will get much more use than a cimbasso. I haven’t updated my signature for a while. I just got a Yamaha 821F tuba that I’m loving, so I won’t miss the 621. I finally have a bass tuba that can be as versatile as the sound in my head. The 621 is solid too and easy to play, but had a different sound “out front” than I thought. It’s definitely one of the most “point & shoot” f tubas I have ever played, to me the 821 is even better for me.

As for the cimbasso, I have heard from many and experienced myself that the piston ones are usually out of tune/difficult to play. I have always wanted a cimbasso and I don’t get along with rotors usually so the only real option is this brand. I have noticed that the older Kalisons that were longer/taller were much more difficult to play that the shorter/squatty ones when the brand changed to G&P were much better, although still a bear to play in tune. The one that Baltimore brass just sold a few months ago was definitely the best one I had played and I missed out on it to get my 821. I was hoping to find a decent one that could possibly be modded/fixed to play better.

Final option, if I sell my 621 outright, I could probably swing a cimbasso by Walter nirschl since I love my 6/4 York made by him so much, but it is the same design as G&P since it‘s my understanding that he got the tooling, plans, & stencils from them. Has anyone tried one of his cimbassos?

[Scott Sutherland]

Wow guys, is it any wonder why some people like me don't participate in this forum much anymore...?

Wes, your request seems totally reasonable. The 821 is a great horn! I played a poor man's 821 for years, a 621 with the 821 bell! Oh and the G&P works just fine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfbtf6aTkBk" target="_blank

If you don't find a trade that works in the next year, I think I will have a G&P for sale. Sounds like you could easily off-load your 621 to a number of folks who clearly adore that model so much