Anyone know anything about a Barrington TU-402 piston tuba?
Looking for playing characteristics on this horn.
Please, no advice on other tubas. Thank you.
Anyone know anything about a Barrington TU-402 piston tuba?
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Re: Anyone know anything about a Barrington TU-402 piston tu
It's a Chinese copy of the Miraphone 1271, which is an excellent medium-size tuba.
It does not have the Miraphone's dual bore, but it's not bad for the price. I bought one nearly-new a few years ago and used it to play the contrabassoon part in the Brahms Symphony #1 without encountering any problems. Eventually I sold it to a student who was very pleased with it until he was able to obtain a King. If I had to choose between the Barrington and a Conn 5J I would pick the former. Intonation is not as good as the King, but it's manageable, in my opinion.
It does not have the Miraphone's dual bore, but it's not bad for the price. I bought one nearly-new a few years ago and used it to play the contrabassoon part in the Brahms Symphony #1 without encountering any problems. Eventually I sold it to a student who was very pleased with it until he was able to obtain a King. If I had to choose between the Barrington and a Conn 5J I would pick the former. Intonation is not as good as the King, but it's manageable, in my opinion.