B&S GR41 arrived today...

[bort]

...and it's a very nice tuba in every way. Feels like I've been playing it for years, very familiar and easy to navigate.

More to come after I get used to it. But the first few hours have been pretty great.

[Manbrass]

What happened to that great pt6 you had Bort?

[bort]

What happened to that great pt6 you had Bort?

I sold it, and it's in very good hands.

[Ken Herrick]

At last - the Goldilocks moment.

[Billy M.]

I'm totally gonna troll this post. Any takers on when Bort will sell this horn?

[Manbrass]

I’m awe he sold that rotor 6 I heard it was one of the best early ones in the states.

[THE TUBA]

...and it's a very nice tuba in every way. Feels like I've been playing it for years, very familiar and easy to navigate.

More to come after I get used to it. But the first few hours have been pretty great.

What, no pictures?

[Sousaswag]

Congratulations! I really like the Gr-41. The two examples I've played have been very good tubas!

Now, how long until you get a Tuono?

[bort]

Maybe Joe is onto something, I should keep the GR41 at least until I'm 41 (I will be 39 in October). All fair questions though, I've changed horns a lot.

The PT6 that I had was an excellent tuba. I'm thrilled that the new owner likes it so much. Selling a tuba doesn't mean it's a bad tuba, just that it ended up being the wrong thing for me. And selling it sooner than later is just a matter of being practical and getting on with things.

Anyway...

Photos will come tomorrow.

Again, what struck me about this tuba right away was how easy and natural it felt. I think this might be my ideal tuba size, to get behind it and push (with room to push), instead of having something large and holding back. A lot of people do that just fine, but it wasn't how I learned to play, and just not as easy for me. I like easy.

More tomorrow, I'm rambling now.

[cjk]

wow, you don't pay attention to tubenet for a month and bort has switched horns another 6 times.

[Mark Horne]

And when you remember why it is you don't like piston valves....the PT-20

[timayer]

In the last year, I went from a PT6 rotor to a 4/4 piston too. The PT6 was a really wonderful instrument, but it is a tool that should be used by a pro or aspiring pro. Or at least someone who plays seriously regularly. For someone who regularly had to take a month or months off and come back cold and out of shape, it was a less-than-satisfying instrument. Mine made me pay when I was out of shape. I will maintain, though, that you cannot find a better orchestral tuba.

The 4/4 is much more forgiving of my absences. It is really a great instrument in its own right, though very different than the PT6.

[Tubaguyry]

So, um...which horn is this really, for those of us who haven't yet bothered to assimilate the weird, new number identification system?

[bort]

In the last year, I went from a PT6 rotor to a 4/4 piston too. The PT6 was a really wonderful instrument, but it is a tool that should be used by a pro or aspiring pro. Or at least someone who plays seriously regularly. For someone who regularly had to take a month or months off and come back cold and out of shape, it was a less-than-satisfying instrument. Mine made me pay when I was out of shape. I will maintain, though, that you cannot find a better orchestral tuba.

The 4/4 is much more forgiving of my absences. It is really a great instrument in its own right, though very different than the PT6.

^ This! Thank you for articulating this far more clearly than I was able to do. I think this is exactly what I experienced.

[bort]

So, um...which horn is this really, for those of us who haven't yet bothered to assimilate the weird, new number identification system?

PT-606

The bell says both GR41 and PT-606. But it lists GR41 first, so that's what I call it.

[bort]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HEq55 ... gavDRzqeDs

A bit of lacquer wear on the bottom bow and a few little dings on the big parts. VERY good condition*, plays great!

*Joe -- the bell is not smashed, nor has it ever been smashed.

[Three Valves]

Somebody just sold one at Baltimore Brass.

[bort]

Somebody just sold one at Baltimore Brass.

That one was a beauty! Mine is slightly less new, but still in great shape. All "who cares" kinds of minor blemishes.

Easy to play, plenty of power, and sounds great.