The Excelsior is only slightly larger than an Eb compensated making it more comfortable to hold than the average BBb compensated basses. But it hasn’t lost the tone expected from a BBb - the large bore with a true 5/4 bell throat still gives it the broad contrabass sound. We offer it in a lacquer, silver-plated and silver/gold. Check out our website for more details - http://www.wessex-tubas.com/product/excelsior/
Happy playing!
