A Kaiser is born!

[doublebuzzing]

Is $9,500 considered a budget horn these days?

[Three Valves]

A smaller bell flare version is in the works. It'll be called the Kaiser Presence.

Call the big one the Kaiser Wilhelm. That way I can feel like it's my own personal signature model.

I’ll take a smaller 5/4 and call it the Kaiser Willy!!

[Wyvern]

For those who wanted the dimensions of the Kaiser, the bore is 21mm (0.827”), bell 450mm (18”) and height 1148mm (45”).

And to clarify we are not planning on making with different size bells.

[Wyvern]

Here is the Kaiser now silver-plated being play tested by me.

BTW Although a huge tuba, it only weights about 23lb due to being all hand-hammered from sheet brass.



Now with me in the care of British Airways flying back from China...

[AndyCat]

Here is the Kaiser now silver-plated being play tested by me.

BTW Although a huge tuba, it only weights about 23lb due to being all hand-hammered from sheet brass.

Now with me in the care of British Airways flying back from China...

Will Carl get this at any point Jonathan, I'd like a try!

[MikeMason]

How’s the rotary valve click-clack? Any improvement?

[Wyvern]

How’s the rotary valve click-clack? Any improvement?

There is no click-clack. That was pre-quality assurance at factory and has long since been solved. No Wessex are ever accepted today with noisy valves (or any other defect as far as we can check)

Anyway this is lovingly made in the Wessex high-grade factory by craftsman to western standards - not your regular Chinese workers. I say lovingly, as each tuba is made by one craftsman who obviously take pride in their work (I have been observing them this last two weeks)

[Wyvern]

Will Carl get this at any point Jonathan, I'd like a try!

I don’t think so - this is not aimed at the British market. But I can bring up for you to try together with the new compensated BBb in the next month

[Tigerreydelaselva]

It's a great horn... I would like to try it...so it's difficult to me because I do not live in the US or Europe. I live in Argentina...just a question...would be the possibility of make a bell with a conical shape "smokestack" bell...?

[Wyvern]

would be the possibility of make a bell with a conical shape "smokestack" bell...?

The bell diameter (18”) is the same as the original B&F Kaiser, so why would you want smaller?

I’ve been secretly hoping for another round of sound samples...

(Sorry, Jonathan... Those two Youtube videos simply aren’t enough. I’m afraid my affliction is strong.)

There will no doubt be later including (hopefully) video review by Chris Olka