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Neptune wrote:
Lingon wrote:Jonathan, if you see this, did you play the 520 while in China?
Have just spotted your post! Yes, I tried the JBBB-520 while in China and it is a nice small BBb with no obvious intonation problems and quite good tone, although I personally preferred the same size rotary JBBB-500 playing them back to back as that seemed to have a fuller low register.

Jon, Just let me know if you want me to order either the 500, or 520 for you? They are not models I am as yet stocking, but may well do in the future.

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Playing the JBBB-500 showing the size
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Jonathan, did you try either of the Yamaha 6XX inspired Tubas? The 855 is the rotary version...
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I do not remember an 855. In fact it is not in my catalogue - what does it look like?
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Is that the backwards valves Jupiter thing?
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Neptune wrote:I do not remember an 855. In fact it is not in my catalogue - what does it look like?
Jonathan, it's in the JinBao catalog, and on my site. Looks like a Yamaha 6XX...
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tubaforce wrote:
Neptune wrote:I do not remember an 855. In fact it is not in my catalogue - what does it look like?
Jonathan, it's in the JinBao catalog, and on my site. Looks like a Yamaha 6XX...
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You mean the strange looking 355? http://jinbaomusic.en.alibaba.com/produ ... l#inSearch

No, I have not seen that anywhere - not at Frankfurt, Beijing, or the factory :wink:

FWIW I much prefer the JBBB-500 design - surely water will collect in the slides with the 355 removing one of the advantages of rotary valves
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Is that THE same horn as the Jupiter, merely badged differently?
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Neptune wrote:
tubaforce wrote:
Neptune wrote:I do not remember an 855. In fact it is not in my catalogue - what does it look like?
Jonathan, it's in the JinBao catalog, and on my site. Looks like a Yamaha 6XX...
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You mean the strange looking 355? http://jinbaomusic.en.alibaba.com/produ ... l#inSearch

No, I have not seen that anywhere - not at Frankfurt, Beijing, or the factory :wink:

FWIW I much prefer the JBBB-500 design - surely water will collect in the slides with the 355 removing one of the advantages of rotary valves
Jonathan,
I sit corrected! I really should double check while wearing the my glasses :wink: ...
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