New Wessex TB336 3/4 BBb tuba

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New Wessex TB336 3/4 BBb tuba

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Here is a first look at the development prototype for Wessex new TB336 3/4 BBb tuba developed by Chuck Nickles aimed mainly at the student market with good modern solid intonation. Bore is 0.7” and bell 19”
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This one is different/smaller than the 4 valve Viverna you mentioned??
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is that an Eb bell?
make sure there are 2 slides on 4th valve, so you can tune it to main 4th slide all the way in, then have the option to pull it and pop it right back.
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Three Valves wrote:This one is different/smaller than the 4 valve Viverna you mentioned??
Considerably smaller than the Viverna. Here is the new ¾ next to Dragon (4-valve version of Viverna)
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TheGoyWonder wrote:is that an Eb bell?
It shares bell with the TE560 Champion Eb. We wanted larger diameter bell to make more secure if students placed on bell
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Looks very nice! Any chance of these having a CC version available?
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lowtones425 wrote:Looks very nice! Any chance of these having a CC version available?
I like this idea.
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What's the status of this horn? Still in development? Just curious when it will go up on the website.
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Definitely a cool design. Nice to see some 3/4 horns with a larger bell. Interested to see what they will be selling for.
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