I’ve known a couple tuba professors at major institutions who personally owned/played EE-flats for everything they did and let their students make their own decisions based on what they felt most comfortable playing. When asked by students, I’ve always encouraged them to try as many different ins ...

I've been toying with selling my Besson 983 and switching to a government-owned MW 45 SLP F tuba as my bass tuba... but every time I play this Besson, I'm reminded how fantastic it is... and how I've never cared for these 45 series F tubas. Maybe I'll keep the Besson... I don't have it listed for ...

I’ve been playing a Yamaha YEB-632S for 20 years and it’s been the best EEb I’ve played to date. Now have friends playing Wessex models in Five Lakes Silver Brass Band and anxious to try a Wessex. Having said that, I’ve also been playing a Besson 993 BBb for a couple years now and it’s by far the bes ...