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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:37 am
by Wyvern
New model cimbasso are planned

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:13 pm
by rumhud
Contrabass ophicleide

(Kidding. Sort of.)

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:27 pm
by Wyvern
rumhud wrote:Contrabass ophicleide

(Kidding. Sort of.)
We were going to make if the quinticlave had sold well, but that has never taken off - so adding more to the ophicleide range was abandoned. Shame as it would have been fun to have had a contrabass ophicleide - but Wessex has to be run as a profitable business, and not just to produce fun horns :wink:

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 11:36 pm
by thatawkwardtuba
As someone interested in baroque music, I would love to see a Wessex serpent come out!

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 1:55 pm
by Ken Crawford
These, with a basket and a snake included:

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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 10:41 pm
by Tubaryan12
A Festivo with the same bell as the Dolce.

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 7:07 pm
by Conn 2J CC
Tubaryan12 wrote:A Festivo with the same bell as the Dolce.
Yeah, I'd vote for that too.

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 11:35 pm
by Steve Marcus
Doc wrote:What would I like? I’d like to find someone or be put in touch with someone who has a Luzern and someone who has an XL who is within a day’s drive so I could test them out. :-)
Doc, Wessex will have an exhibit at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention in San Antonio July 27-28.

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 11:50 pm
by bort
What would i like?

Hire Steve Marcus, already! :)

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 8:58 am
by CranstonTuba
A five valve rotory Bb tenor Tuba with an upright bell.

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 9:01 pm
by DouglasJB
CranstonTuba wrote:A five valve rotory Bb tenor Tuba with an upright bell.

Yes!! This!!!

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:23 pm
by Douglas
Something similar to the YCB621 with 5 valves and bigger bell.

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:43 pm
by Tubaing
Just curious:

Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon cheaper than the 3 valve sousaphone?

Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon lighter than the 3 valve sousaphone?

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:23 am
by Kirley
Tubaing wrote:Just curious:

Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon cheaper than the 3 valve sousaphone?

Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon lighter than the 3 valve sousaphone?
I’m guessing the bell. On both accounts.
But I’m interested in hearing what Jonathan has to say.

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:04 am
by Wyvern
Tubaing wrote:Just curious:

Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon cheaper than the 3 valve sousaphone?

Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon lighter than the 3 valve sousaphone?
Production costs. More work to make sousaphone bell and a lot more silver required to plate

A sousaphone bell is much heavier than a helicon bell - a lot more metal than the extra tubing for 4th valve

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:08 am
by Wyvern
Douglas wrote:Something similar to the YCB621 with 5 valves and bigger bell.
Wessex has similar size tuba, but better in development

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:27 pm
by BBruce107
Any word on a piston valve F tuba? I would love to see a piston version of the Berg with the fifth rotor.

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 6:26 am
by Wyvern
BBruce107 wrote:Any word on a piston valve F tuba? I would love to see a piston version of the Berg with the fifth rotor.
There are two Wessex piston F tubas under development, expected out 2019 - so look out for announcements.

One will be compensated, based on the British F tuba. The second will be entirely new design being developed in collaboration with top American pro and will be all handmade like the Chicago CC tubas.

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:28 am
by Sam Chan
Wyvern wrote:New model cimbasso are planned
I know I'm kind of late for this post, but will an F/Eb cimbasso be possible?

Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 8:24 am
by rumhud
I just purchased a Wessex Maly travel euphonium, and I am absolutely loving it. (My neighbors probably love the little horn practice mute I also purchased for it a bit more.) The case is small and relatively unobtrusive, but it would still be nice to have a gig bag option for the horn itself. (Although really, I suppose I could embrace the original "tornister" philosophy behind the instrument and purchase a large backpack for it...)