Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
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Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
Any news about a possibility of front piston Jin Bao (or anyone on the lower price side) bass tubas?
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
There is a front piston F (not a clone!) under development in China.
I do not know when it will be out, or if will be in your price range.
I do not know when it will be out, or if will be in your price range.
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
Hi-Neptune wrote:There is a front piston F (not a clone!) under development in China.
I do not know when it will be out, or if will be in your price range.
Make that 2 piston Chinese F tubas in the works--my lips are sealed....
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
But can your hand still typejonesmj wrote:Hi-Neptune wrote:There is a front piston F (not a clone!) under development in China.
I do not know when it will be out, or if will be in your price range.
Make that 2 piston Chinese F tubas in the works--my lips are sealed....
Mark
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
I saw the pictures of the W. Nirschl; not really ringing my bell...
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
I understand that the W. Nirschl tubas will no longer be produced. What a shame.
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
Bummer. But honestly, were they ever *really* produced?Alex C wrote:I understand that the W. Nirschl tubas will no longer be produced. What a shame.
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
Chinese F tubas with just two pistons?jonesmj wrote:Make that 2 piston Chinese F tubas in the works--my lips are sealed.
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
For use in Chinese drum and bugle corps. TeeheheThe Big Ben wrote:Chinese F tubas with just two pistons?jonesmj wrote:Make that 2 piston Chinese F tubas in the works--my lips are sealed.![]()
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
You gotta say -something- now!jonesmj wrote:Hi-Neptune wrote:There is a front piston F (not a clone!) under development in China.
I do not know when it will be out, or if will be in your price range.
Make that 2 piston Chinese F tubas in the works--my lips are sealed....
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
That's a pity, then you can't play all your new tubes then?!jonesmj wrote:...my lips are sealed...
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
You're right. They were produced but not in the numbers Miraphone, Conn and Yamaha produced their most popular tubas.bort wrote:Bummer. But honestly, were they ever *really* produced?Alex C wrote:I understand that the W. Nirschl tubas will no longer be produced. What a shame.
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
There are an abundance of affordable front-piston bass tubas out there. All you have to do is put yourself in a position to afford them.
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
"Affordable" was nicely euphemistic for "Jin Bao/...". I could actually buy a new Miraphone 1281 but after years of not having any money I'd like to hold on to what I do have. I also don't really play that much. A new 1281 would be a worse financial idea than that $5000 Kanstul contrabone that left the house 3 times in one year (to be fair, when I bought I had a lot of opportunities to play it). 
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
NICE ATTITUDE PROBLEM, DALE.....DP wrote:So did you get the answer you were looking for? Why not go to the "Sponsors" who ship them in, mark them up, and then send most of your money back to Gin Bow and ask them directly, after all, you have to know who they are by now they're all over this forum...Bob Kolada wrote:"Affordable" was nicely euphemistic for "Jin Bao/...".
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
I dont understand why people feel the need to comment in such negative ways.
When the thread was first posted I assumed it was a fishing expedition for a style of tuba that does not interest me from a source that I have bought from in the recent past.
I was able to decipher what I felt was the premise behind the thread and while I do not like what I percieved to be stealth marketing I did not feel the need to comment as there were no inaccuracies in the question and some of the answers were interesting when filtered through.
Note to OP the above comments are my opinion and perception and they could be wrong I dont know, if I am wrong then I apologise.
When the thread was first posted I assumed it was a fishing expedition for a style of tuba that does not interest me from a source that I have bought from in the recent past.
I was able to decipher what I felt was the premise behind the thread and while I do not like what I percieved to be stealth marketing I did not feel the need to comment as there were no inaccuracies in the question and some of the answers were interesting when filtered through.
Note to OP the above comments are my opinion and perception and they could be wrong I dont know, if I am wrong then I apologise.
Cant carry a tune but I can carry a tuba.


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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
Where did "piston F tuba" rank on Neptune's "what should be next" opinion poll a few months ago?
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Re: Any new affordable front piston bass tubas on the way?
Curiousjonesmj wrote:NICE ATTITUDE PROBLEM, DALE.....DP wrote:So did you get the answer you were looking for? Why not go to the "Sponsors" who ship them in, mark them up, and then send most of your money back to Gin Bow and ask them directly, after all, you have to know who they are by now they're all over this forum...Bob Kolada wrote:"Affordable" was nicely euphemistic for "Jin Bao/...".
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