Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

[Heliconer]

Any hope for a French C Tuba?

[58mark]

I've heard there is.

I'm intrigued by the idea of a cimabasso wrapped like a tuba, basically a bass trombonium. Bell forward (removable bell) and it would be compact enough one could travel with it easily. It could be in F or Eb, maybe both, since it would be a cylindrical instrument

[Wyvern]

Any hope for a French C Tuba?

You may be in luck!

[BrooklynBass]

Any more teasers regarding the CC helicon?

Prototype status?

A photo mockup?

Napkin drawing?

[DavidBalcerzak]

A french c tuba would be so great!!!!

[bisontuba]

A french c tuba would be so great!!!!

Why?

[Heliconer]

A french c tuba would be so great!!!!

Why?

For me it would be a do all. I play a lot of 1st tuba parts in quintets and in ensembles, and find myself playing a great many baritone gigs these days. It would be nice to not have to take a different axe to every gig.

[Wyvern]

For me it would be a do all.

Certainly for French tuba players it was a do it all tuba for over 100 years

[DavidBalcerzak]

I agree a french c tuba would be a great all around horn, you could play euphonium parts while also covering tuba parts, it is the best all around instrument to do that.

[DavidBalcerzak]

How about a contrabass trumpet or a contrabass french horn both modeled after Roger Bobo's instruments

[Steginkt]

Is there a reason the Michigan is being discontinued?
It seemed to be a really solid horn.

[Wyvern]

Is there a reason the Michigan is being discontinued?
It seemed to be a really solid horn.

The main reason is we have new piston valve BBb tuba of similar size of our own design coming out to replace in the Wessex range.

That shares the valve set of our CC Wyvern tuba, and will be similarly a great player and solid horn!

[chronolith]

Wagnertuben?

EDIT: Oops, already one there.

[Three Valves]

How about and improved design/knockoff of one of them tuba belts/slings that cost too much??

[MoCoTubaBone]

Apologies if it has been mentioned already but a 5 Rotary Valve Front Action Euphonium?