Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
Contrabass ophicleide
(Kidding. Sort of.)
(Kidding. Sort of.)
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We were going to make if the quinticlave had sold well, but that has never taken off - so adding more to the ophicleide range was abandoned. Shame as it would have been fun to have had a contrabass ophicleide - but Wessex has to be run as a profitable business, and not just to produce fun hornsrumhud wrote:Contrabass ophicleide
(Kidding. Sort of.)
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
As someone interested in baroque music, I would love to see a Wessex serpent come out!
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
A Festivo with the same bell as the Dolce.
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Yeah, I'd vote for that too.Tubaryan12 wrote:A Festivo with the same bell as the Dolce.
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Doc, Wessex will have an exhibit at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention in San Antonio July 27-28.Doc wrote:What would I like? I’d like to find someone or be put in touch with someone who has a Luzern and someone who has an XL who is within a day’s drive so I could test them out.
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
What would i like?
Hire Steve Marcus, already! :)
Hire Steve Marcus, already! :)
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
A five valve rotory Bb tenor Tuba with an upright bell.
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CranstonTuba wrote:A five valve rotory Bb tenor Tuba with an upright bell.
Yes!! This!!!
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
Something similar to the YCB621 with 5 valves and bigger bell.
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
Just curious:
Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon cheaper than the 3 valve sousaphone?
Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon lighter than the 3 valve sousaphone?
Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon cheaper than the 3 valve sousaphone?
Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon lighter than the 3 valve sousaphone?
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
I’m guessing the bell. On both accounts.Tubaing wrote:Just curious:
Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon cheaper than the 3 valve sousaphone?
Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon lighter than the 3 valve sousaphone?
But I’m interested in hearing what Jonathan has to say.
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Production costs. More work to make sousaphone bell and a lot more silver required to plateTubaing wrote:Just curious:
Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon cheaper than the 3 valve sousaphone?
Why is the 4 valve BBb helicon lighter than the 3 valve sousaphone?
A sousaphone bell is much heavier than a helicon bell - a lot more metal than the extra tubing for 4th valve
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Wessex has similar size tuba, but better in developmentDouglas wrote:Something similar to the YCB621 with 5 valves and bigger bell.
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
Any word on a piston valve F tuba? I would love to see a piston version of the Berg with the fifth rotor.
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There are two Wessex piston F tubas under development, expected out 2019 - so look out for announcements.BBruce107 wrote:Any word on a piston valve F tuba? I would love to see a piston version of the Berg with the fifth rotor.
One will be compensated, based on the British F tuba. The second will be entirely new design being developed in collaboration with top American pro and will be all handmade like the Chicago CC tubas.
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I know I'm kind of late for this post, but will an F/Eb cimbasso be possible?Wyvern wrote:New model cimbasso are planned
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Re: Wessex Tubas - what would you like?
I just purchased a Wessex Maly travel euphonium, and I am absolutely loving it. (My neighbors probably love the little horn practice mute I also purchased for it a bit more.) The case is small and relatively unobtrusive, but it would still be nice to have a gig bag option for the horn itself. (Although really, I suppose I could embrace the original "tornister" philosophy behind the instrument and purchase a large backpack for it...)