small tuba recommendations
- pjv
- 4 valves
- Posts: 879
- Joined: Sun Jul 11, 2004 4:39 am
Re: small tuba recommendations
ok.
I've heard about Yamaha Airlift stands being very light. I don't know if they're still in production but I seem to remember it getting some good reviews.
Anyway, neck problems and playing tuba are no strangers to each other. In all honesty, with most tubas its quite difficult to play them while sitting up straight. One often has to have their head&neck forward a bit in order to play. Many players don't have a problem with this but I do, so I have often had mouthpiece adjustments made to tubas to compensate for this.
A lighter tuba will certainly make lifting it easier. Smaller may or may not be the way to go. Try, then buy (of coarse).
I've heard about Yamaha Airlift stands being very light. I don't know if they're still in production but I seem to remember it getting some good reviews.
Anyway, neck problems and playing tuba are no strangers to each other. In all honesty, with most tubas its quite difficult to play them while sitting up straight. One often has to have their head&neck forward a bit in order to play. Many players don't have a problem with this but I do, so I have often had mouthpiece adjustments made to tubas to compensate for this.
A lighter tuba will certainly make lifting it easier. Smaller may or may not be the way to go. Try, then buy (of coarse).
-
- 4 valves
- Posts: 565
- Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:11 am
Re: small tuba recommendations
maybe you can squat the tuba, instead of using your arms and back too much???
-
- 5 valves
- Posts: 1995
- Joined: Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:59 pm
- Location: One toke over the line...
Re: small tuba recommendations
.
Last edited by tofu on Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- pjv
- 4 valves
- Posts: 879
- Joined: Sun Jul 11, 2004 4:39 am
Re: small tuba recommendations
tiger=12lbs
piggy=22lbs
tiger is a larger wrap than a piggy. Not that I'm recommending either. If you are really going to make a change then you really have to try out what works for you. If that means making a road trip then I'd think that this would be worth the investment.
piggy=22lbs
tiger is a larger wrap than a piggy. Not that I'm recommending either. If you are really going to make a change then you really have to try out what works for you. If that means making a road trip then I'd think that this would be worth the investment.
-
- bugler
- Posts: 39
- Joined: Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:27 pm
Re: small tuba recommendations
I can't thank the group enough for all of the input. I want to also put in a good word for Mack Brass. I had reached out to them about their horns and they were very helpful in looking at my setup with the hercules stand and offered a solution to help it handle my horn's weight (a hose clamp just above the clamping screw).
Jim
Jim
- Donn
- 6 valves
- Posts: 5977
- Joined: Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:58 pm
- Location: Seattle, ☯
Re: small tuba recommendations
The weights thread had them down for 18. They probably do get heavier if you overfeed them.Mark Finley wrote:Having had a piggy for 20 years, I'm really doubting the 22 pound figure. I'd put it more at 16
- pjv
- 4 valves
- Posts: 879
- Joined: Sun Jul 11, 2004 4:39 am
Re: small tuba recommendations
I took it from the Cerveny site.
Having said that, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if their tubas have become lighter over the years. They certainly haven't changed their site much.
Having said that, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if their tubas have become lighter over the years. They certainly haven't changed their site much.
-
- 6 valves
- Posts: 4230
- Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:44 am
- Location: With my fellow Thought Criminals
Re: small tuba recommendations
Thanks for passing it along!!jstrother123 wrote:...were very helpful in looking at my setup with the hercules stand and offered a solution to help it handle my horn's weight (a hose clamp just above the clamping screw).
Jim
I am committed to the advancement of civil rights, minus the Marxist intimidation and thuggery of BLM.
- Art Hovey
- pro musician
- Posts: 1506
- Joined: Sun May 02, 2004 12:28 am
- Location: Connecticut
Re: small tuba recommendations
There is a 3/4-size Eastman which is essentially a YBB-103 body with a King-clone 4-piston front-action valve set. I bought one almost a year ago and still like it. I recently performed the "Carioca" solo for tuba and band with it, standing up with a strap. I would recommend it for a geezer like me or for a good middle-school kid.
I also like my Tiger for its light weight and fat sound, but it is not comfortable to play (for me) and is not built to last.
I also like my Tiger for its light weight and fat sound, but it is not comfortable to play (for me) and is not built to last.
-
- bugler
- Posts: 39
- Joined: Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:27 pm
Re: small tuba recommendations
Thanks everyone for the input and recommendations. I have located a yamaha 103 for a decent price and hopefully will be able to get back into playing again. On a side note, my Marzan slant rotor will be available in a couple of months after I adjust to the new horn.
Jim
Jim
- TUbajohn20J
- 4 valves
- Posts: 943
- Joined: Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:44 pm
- Location: Sugar Land, Texas
Re: small tuba recommendations
Conn 10J has always been my favorite small tuba. 3 upright valves, big 18" bell and in tune from the factory. They really sing and sound a lot bigger with a deep funnel mouthpiece like a helleberg. You can pick a good one up for a few hundred dollars usually. I just sold one for $300 in excellent playing condition.
Conn 26J/27J
Conn 22K Hybrid
Conn 22K Hybrid
- TUbajohn20J
- 4 valves
- Posts: 943
- Joined: Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:44 pm
- Location: Sugar Land, Texas
Re: small tuba recommendations
Didn't see you already went with the 103. Fun little horns. Good luck!
Conn 26J/27J
Conn 22K Hybrid
Conn 22K Hybrid