Hi Kurt,Belltrouble wrote:Some people mentioned Mark Carters Mr.Tuba EEb,which is actually manufactured by MW,did anybody ever try one of them out?
Yes, I have tried these out. There are two models of Mr.Tuba EEb, the rotary valve which I have and enthused about a lot
and the British style 3+1. I have had a quick blow on the latter a couple of times. It is a nice free blowing instrument with good tone - personally I would say preferable to the Besson 981, if I was buying a new EEb of that sort.I have played all of these, but not side by side. The Courtois 181 was a number of years ago and I remember I was not impressed - to me it just did not have the presence (but that may have been down to the acoustics of the room).Belltrouble wrote:Next issue to me,Mr. Tuba EEb,Courtois 181 and B&S 3181 are relatives,as it is easily worked out by just looking at pictures and catalogues,is somebody able to compare them and give a short report?
I had a B&S 3181 for a couple years - good tone, intonation and plenty of power. I used it for a performance of Holst Planets. However, I kept on having the 1st and 2nd valves sticking intermittently and no-one could find why. So eventually I got my MW 2040/5 rotary valve EEb instead.
I would say the B&S 3181 and Mr.Tuba versions play very similarly.
Never played the Yamaha, but the Miraphone I have and found it feels and sound much more like a contrabass tuba. Not to my personal liking, but I know others who love theirs.Belltrouble wrote:And finally,
there´s the Yamaha 632,such an instrument was sitting next to me last week,and to me it sounded like the light horse amoung the compensated piston EEb´s,does somebody agree?
Also there´s a Miraphone 1261 around,but nobody liked it last week as the sound and ergonomics of the instrument wwere completely different from all other instruments,so it was judged by all people which played it as being the runner up in brassband instruments.?
