3 CC/BBb Tubas?

[TheHatTuba]

If you could have three contrabass tubas, what would they be?

[sinfonian]

Simple

Miraphones; 184, 186 and 190 all in CC.

[Chadtuba]

All BBb

Yamaha 621
Conn 24J
Holton 345

[guillaumedu]

My rudy 5/4
The new Kalison CC
and i would try to have a gnagey 4/4

[tclements]

Man, I got 'em:

Willson 3050 RZ5
Hirsbrunner HB-2 (HBS290)
Mirafone Bruckner
Mirafone 184-5U

[guillaumedu]

Sorry it Kanstul
my mistake

[TexTuba]

Mira 184 CC
Alex 163 CC
MW 197 BBb

[iiipopes]

If you include sousys, I've had them. I'm now down to just my 186 with both bells, my two bass guitars, and my CCB.

[bort]

It'd be my Mirafone 188, and then two other tubas I probably wouldn't use as much... one bigger (some kind of BAT) and one smaller (some kind of 184-like tuba). Although really, I've never tested or seriously searched for any sort of 6/4 or 3/4 tubas. Would take me quite some time to feel ready to "choose."

[Bob Kolada]

1291 Bb
nothing
nothing



OK, if I were to bow down to convention on this I'd check out small contrabasses to give me a horn between the 1291 and a bass tuba. Really, I'd prefer the 1291, a bass tuba, and a euphonium with a quint valve (1291, 1281, 2280 with quint and 6th). The 1291 wouldn't get played a lot so I could be fine with a copy.

3 of any low brass horns?
1281
big euph
small bore F bass/contrabone (working on this now to go with my contra! )

[Bill Troiano]

If I had 3 CC tubas, I probably wouldn't play all of them, but...

my Gnagey CC
a Bruckner (or 1293)
then, I don't know if I would want to go larger or smaller. If I went smaller, I would just keep my Yamaha 621, currently on consignment at Baltimore Brass. Bump, sort of!
Larger? I'm not sure, but it would be a horn that didn't suck the air out of me!

[jeopardymaster]

I'm all set.

[1895King]

I'd try to find the 186 BBb I sold last spring and maybe try a King 2341. That's all I need.

[Bob Kolada]

maybe try a King 2341.

I've only played new ones, but I like these horns. Easy playing with none of the weirdness of the 5xJ's. A 2341 with an 18" bell would be interesting.

[J.c. Sherman]

Hard one!

Probably a Gnagey or King rotory (I haven't tried a Gnagey, but given his philosophy, execution and reputation, I already know I'd like it!
Rudy 4/4
MW 2000 or A 6/4 Kalison or York-thingy. But a King Monster BBb rotary would be ideal

I'm not very decisive, but a solid quintet ax, a great 4/4 and a bazooka.

(Currently own a Miraphone 184, Kalison DS).

[circusboy]

Yamaha 621 (CC)
Rudolph Meinl 5/4 or Neptune (CC)
Something huge and old (Martin, Cerveny, Conn) BBb

[arpthark]

Mirafone 185-5U CC

PT-6 CC

MW 196 "Fasolt" BBb

[Alex C]

A small CC - Conn 3J
A medium CC - Nirschl 4/4
A large CC - I would like my old Holton CC back from DP, but since I know that will never happen: Nirschl 6/4

[BavarianFanfare]

I would say:

Miraphone 186-5U or 187-5U Pro BBb-Flat
Meinl-Weston Model 25 BB-Flat
Miraphone Model 282 3/4 BB-Flat Tuba

For my needs, this would work well.

[Wyvern]

Definitely my handmade goldbrass Mel Culbertson Neptune!

After that it gets difficult to say - I have rather liked the Rudolf Meinl 5/4 BBb and Nirschl York 6/4 I have played, but then that just gives me three BAT's. However, no smaller CC/BBb tubas I have owned, or tried have really done it for me.

I am quite happy to stay with just my Neptune, supplemented by PT-15 bass tuba