JinBao 410 CC in quintet?

[eupho]

Thanks for that link. Exactly what I was asking for. Solid quintet, great young tubist!

[hup_d_dup]

Stop whining and do it. Or don't do or. Just stop whining.

Golly. He really got under your skin.

I advise you to stop reading this thread.

Hup

[eupho]

eupher61 needs to get a life.

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eupher61 needs to get a life.

Bit of a delayed reaction. Just think, if you'd have bought one back in November, you'd have already played it for 2 months, and have formed your own opinions about it.

I mean that mildly tongue in cheek, but really, all the research in the world gets you no closer to making a decision. I think all the tuba research in the world is only enough to decide whether or not to buy something. The real information comes from buying it and playing it for a few months, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with then deciding that it's not going to work out for you. Plain and simple.

My suggestion -- try to find a used one, and save yourself a few dollars. Then if you REALLY love it and HAVE to have something new, then sell it and buy a new one.

These tubas are very common, and the resale prices are a bit less than the new prices. With the low price to begin with, the depreciation is rather noticeable, so if you're not sure if it'll work for you, I'd advise against buying one new, so you don't take a few hundred dollar hit on it. That is to say, people who really want these might see only a few hundred dollars of difference between used and new, so why not just buy new instead? The Chinese tuba used market, especially for the clones, seems a bit different than with the more established non-Chinese brands.

Well, I've just talked myself in a circle. If the Lidl was too small for you, the 410 would probably be a good option, and would be noticeably larger and easier to make a larger sound. It's NOT a gigantic tuba.

If I were you, as long as it is within your means, I'd buy it, try it, then decide. I wouldn't want to spend another 2 months trying to chase down a video of someone else playing it, who may or may not be a good player.

Also, James is right -- you're going to sound like you, no matter what tuba you have. That is one of the great comforts and disappointments of my musical life. The only difference is, some tubas make some things easier than some other instruments do. Sometimes.