I see that The Mighty Quinn Brass And Winds store has a Wilson model 3400S-FA5 Gabriel Capet Compact Eb tuba for sale at his store for 9999 US dollars.Has anyone played this model?

I think i am one of the only ones in Canada who one of these 3 plus 1 compensating instruments.I believe Yamaha developed these back in 2012 to serve the British brass band market in the United Kingdom.Yamaha now makes an entire line up of brass band instruments from e flat soprano cornet to my bb ...

I recently came across another piece by Janacek that is very interesting.Its title is Capriccio for Piano-Left Hand and Chamber Ensemble that consists of Flute/Piccolo,Trumpets 1and 2 in F,Trombones,1,2,and 3and Tenor Tuba.There is a full score available on IMSLP and some very good recordings on ...

I play tuba in a very good brass quintet up here in western Canada but on occasion one or both of our trumpets are unavailable.The others in the group would like to continue playing so we have been exploring the idea of playing brass trios.We have acquired some rep but are looking for suggestions ...

Last night i had the chance to drive out with some friends and a hear a really good brass quintet from the eastern part of Canada.Instead of the traditional bass tuba there was an exceptionally good bass trombone playing some very challenging rep.He sounded fantastic but seemed to be working very ...

F would be the most challenging.Owned a yamaha 621F for a brief period.Never got on with it.My ee flat besson 981 gets the most mileage and use.A do it all instument.

Up here in Canada i have been playing in a very good British brass band for the last thirty years.My weapon of choice is my 30 year old besson sovereign 981 ee flat.It has a straight leadpipe.Intonation is spot on.The other e flat player is playing on a yamaha 321.The conductor who comes from across ...

In my 30 plus years of playing tuba i have used only one instrument.. a besson soverign 981 EE flat tuba.I can function quite nicely on other keys of tubas and currently own a Yamaha Neo BB flat tuba that i rarely play.The besson has been used in brass quintets,10 piece brass ensembles,british brass ...

I was born and raised in the heart of western Canada and have been playing ee flat tuba for over 30 years.I keenly follow the buy and sell pages in this part of the world with great interest.I really have not noticed more ee flat tubas for sale than other keys of tubas.

I remember many years ago buying a copy of this talked about CD from Dan Oberloh's shop out in the Pacific Northwest.Sadly,over the years and several moves later the CD has gone missing.I do not remember much about the CD other than the recording quality was very poor.I see that the CD is still ...

We in the great white north and many around the world are mourning the loss on composer/conductor Bramwell Tovey at the age of 69 years old.Many do not know that Mr.Tovey was a tuba player from England who studied with the late John Fletcher.Bramewell had a wide ranging career working in all genres ...

For my almost 30 year old besson 981 ee flat i will use either my denis wick aluminum or denis wick wooden mute.

Had the leadpipes on both my tubas,bb flat yamaha neo and besson 981sovereign,unsodered from the bell by my repair tech in the great white north a little while ago.After playing for a while i found it to have neither a negative or positive impact on the way both horns played.What are peoples ...

I just thought i would share the well known composer,Alfred Reeds thoughts on the tuba playing string bass cues in his piece titled Russian Christmas Music."The long solo pizzicato line for the string basses,beginning at 118 and continuing until five measures before 155,although cued in the tubas ...

True.Alot of bands play this classic.I just found it interesting that the composer advised that the part not be played by any other instrument but the string bass.Once we get back to our rehearsal space i plan to copy out the paragragh in question and try and post it here.For the record when i ...

Just before christmas the concert band i play in had the opportunity to play Alfred Reeds Russian Christmas Music.The tuba part is very sparse but the string bass part is not.As a result the tuba part is full of string bass cues.In one section there is a very long pizziacato section cued in the tuba ...

There are so very many trombone trios. I’m guessing that your horn player really doesn’t enjoy reading bass clef... We have a very good horn player that could easily read bass clef so no problem there.I have looked into the avenue that you suggested and we just might go that route.Just a quick trip ...

I play my ee flat tuba in a very good brass quintet here in western Canada.Our two trumpet players plan to be away from the group for the forseeable future and i am interested in pursuing brass trios specifically or horn trombone and tuba.A brief look through youTube and some music sellers i have ...

I own one of these tubas here in Canada.To my knowledge it is only one of a handful that exist in this part of the world.It is my understanding that they are gaining popularity in the UK as the instrument of choice in the british brass band world.Are they becoming more prevelant in the USA or are ...

Have been playing my besson soverign 981 ee flat for close to 30 years now.Solos,quintet,10 piece brass ensemble,wind bands,brass bands and the occasional symphony orchestra show.I never learned to play cc.Not once in that time has a conductor been critical of my choice of tuba.It has a lovely dark ...