Thor

[Rick Denney]

It played and sounded like a big CC tuba

Really? I thought it sounded like a medium-sized Bb tuba.

Rick "an expert at flatulence" Denney

[jeopardymaster]

I'm struggling to remember whether M-W brought a Thor to ITEC last summer. I remember the Fafner very well (WOW!) but do not remember a Thor. But I do remember that when I visited WWBW back in 1998 to try the 2165 and Besson 983 (bought a Besson), Charlie Krause was absolutely raving about the 2155. I tried one, VERY nice - and also a 2165 and a Neptune rotary horn, which I liked less and more respectively. Wound up with a different Neptune (also rotary) 9 years later.

So after all that digression, here's my question: the 2155 and Thor look a WHOLE lot alike, darn near identical, and the specs on the M-W website seem to match. Could someone familiar with both explain the differences? Roger, perhaps? Or anyone?

[cdtuba]

I tried one of these out at Baltimore Brass. It was one of David Fedderlys top recommendations, along with a 2145. I loved them both, but I liked the Thor a bit better. Hopefully I will have one by June.

[bort]

I've only tried them briefly, but I thought they were pretty good. What is Roger Lewis' phrase? "Shaking hands with the tuba?" Well, it didn't quite shake hands with me as well as some other tubas have. Also, it wasn't very comfortable for me to hold. But, that's just my opinion.

All of that aside, if one somehow ended up in my lap (literally), I wouldn't complain.