Tiny F tuba on ebay .. thoughts?

[bstevens]

Hi

Any thoughts? I'm looking for something like this as a travel tuba that fits within guitar sizes for flights - seems a little overpriced perhaps? But it's rare - 10/11 inch bell. I dont' like when sellers just polish everything to death - just hides issues and it'll be blemished in days of use, but anyway.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/F-TUBA/11261 ... 0005.m1851" target="_blank" target="_blank

Worth a punt?
B

[opus37]

or the Wessex Bubbie 5.

[bstevens]

Why not get one of those Chinese F, CC, or BBb small tubas?

Or a MW Trolley tuba?
Or talk with HSM in Germany about making your a tornister tuba in whatever key and however many valves you need?

Thanks for the suggestions ... I'm not familiar with a small Chinese F - this is smaller than most horns I've seen. MW Trolley would be amazing - but the price is just crazy. I've played the old Bubbie tuba from Wessex which was just horrible, so really want a horn that I can actually use, but that fits within the guitar size for a flight (in an ideal world). Never heard of HSM but they look good!

[opus37]

The new Bubbie is a much better horn, especially if you plan on using it as an F tuba.

[imperialbari]

The bell profile of the eBay F-tuba looks somewhat interesting. But what purpose does a 3-valve F tuba have in any ensemble context?

Klaus

[bstevens]

The bell profile of the eBay F-tuba looks somewhat interesting. But what purpose does a 3-valve F tuba have in any ensemble context?

Definitely not by choice - but I could get away with a 3 valve for all my swing or jazz stuff - playing with a double bass player - very seldom need to play lower down so could definitely live with 3 valves. That said, it's far from ideal.