York tuba comparison

[Chris Mayer]

hope this has not already been posted recently

just listen to the end...

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[tbonesullivan]

Would be nice if someone could do one of these with an actual York CC tuba. Or maybe THE York CC tubas, that I think CSO now owns.

[tylerferris1213]

The Yorkbrunner may always have my favorite sound.

[Bnich93]

I knew which one the yorkbrunner was on the first example. The fountains of rome explosive E made me extra positive. I have played all but the yamaha, and my favorite of the lot is...*ahem* Mine. I have not played two that feel exactly the same as the last.

[Tubaguyry]

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2

Number 2 was way too "pointy" for my liking. Three and four weren't bad, but just kinda "meh" in the same neighborhood. Number 1 was a definite step up over the previous three horns. The sound of number 5 was pretty clearly superior to the other four horns to my ear.

[Lee Stofer]

A good comparison video. My impressions;

1) The instruments are all good-enough to do the job. I didn't think I'd see the day that this many variants are available for purchase and use.
2) Just like the two original custom York one-off 6/4 CC's are not the same, these are also all different in subtle ways. The Nirschl, and particularly the Hirsbrunner look to me as if they have slightly taller bells. With the Hirsbrunner being from 1995, it would have been patterned after the older (and taller) CSO York, whereas the newer York copies are patterning the newer (and 1 1/2" shorter-bell) CSO York. I say "newer" and "older" because the designation #1 and #2 has flip-flopped from what it originally was. The older York is the one Mr. Jacobs bought form Mr. Donatelli, originally known as #1, now #2. It has a 1 1/2" shorter leadpipe and 1 1/2" inch taller bell than the newer York, the shorter leadpipe being what gave Mr. Donatelli fits and prompted him to sell it to Mr. Jacobs. The newer York, which Mr. Jacobs acquired later, has the shorter bell and longer leadpipe, and is the inspiration for the more-recent copies. 3) I have played the originals, and examples of all the copies except the Wessex. Although they all are excellent horns, I think the Hirsbrunner (for obvious reasons) plays most like the older CSO York, and the Eastman plays the most like the newer CSO York. My impression is that the newer CSO York is a little more mellow and user-friendly than the older CSO York, and that the older CSO York may be capable of a little more "fire and thunder."

[Wyvern]

The Wessex played on this video is the TC694 Chicago-Presence and not the TC695 Chicago-York as listed. So it is not a direct comparison, as the TC694 has 18” bell deliberately to make a more compact sound.