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by lplugge
Sat Nov 30, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Tuba player looking for info on the HB 290
Replies: 6
Views: 133

Re: Tuba player looking for info on the HB 290

Yea I definitely have plastic rotors, that matches what it looked like. I’ve also had issues with them sticking so that adds up. Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll look to get it cleaned and the bell buffed out so I can look for someone to buy soon. Unfortunate that it’s not the better version, but I ap ...
by lplugge
Sat Nov 30, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Tuba player looking for info on the HB 290
Replies: 6
Views: 133

Re: Tuba player looking for info on the HB 290

Thank you for the information! I saw the HB-2 but wasn’t 100% sure if it was the same horn. I’m pretty sure that the rotors are plastic, based on how they looked on the inside of the casing last time it was repaired. Are the plastic rotors completely plastic, or are they partially metal? My horn isn’ ...
by lplugge
Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Tuba player looking for info on the HB 290
Replies: 6
Views: 133

Tuba player looking for info on the HB 290

I have been using a Hirsbrunner 290 for the last 5 years while in college. As I start working and wont be practicing every day I am looking to sell it and get a more durable piston horn. I was looking online and could not find many recent sales of the horn, or much information on it at all. My horn ...