I would throw my Eastman 562 in for consideration. Not that I am selling it - but just to consider. Mine plays very well. It is 37.5 in tall but worth it to check out.

https://www.eastmanwinds.com/ebb562

Chris Olka liked it
https://youtu.be/fF6GzQx4jWQ?si=IvgYb9UPip609kL4

I used to set my tubas on the bell but these were older already been rolled bells. I did it with my euphoniums also.

Until I got a brand new tuba and am really trying not to set it on the bell. I have the Hercules stand and the K & M stand.

My wife got me tickets to it years ago. I went once. It has lots of instruments. But it did not have any context or evolution of the instruments. They were all based by geography. I guess I expected more of the history of music than just lots of instruments. Looking at the website - some things have...

-I have the Eastman EBB-562 which was the first version of this horn and am very happy with it. Nice to see more reviews on these. Thanks for posting.

I play on a Dillon Turner G5B (a Geib style mouthpiece) on my Eastman 562. I have also used it on a Cerveny 601 and Mirafone 186. My other mouthpiece is a Helleberg 120. The rims work for me. The PT 88+ worked but required a lot of air and sold it.


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Congratulations- hope you have fun with it.


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Hi Big Ben. Thanks for the reply. I have owned two Mirafone 186 tubas - one bell up and one bell forward. They were older models and played well. The Eastman plays similar. I don't feel the smaller bore as a hindrance. The Eastman is easy to play. It is bigger than the 186. I think it is almost a 5/...

Been playing it for a couple of months. Still enjoy the tuba. With the mouthpiece it really resonates. Makes playing easier but also shows me I need to play better and practice more. Very happy with the tuba. Dillon music gave me a great price and shipped it well. I am using their Geib 5 mouthpiece ...

My son and I were in Bookman's store in Mesa, AZ yesterday. In their music section I saw this music stand. I purchased it and brought it home. Later in the afternoon I used it and was impressed. Nice height adjustment along with angle adjustment for the music. It held my music and a couple of 2"...

I have put the tuba on consignment at Mike Nye's instrument repair since I had purchased the Eastman 562. I thought about keeping it but do not play enough and I hope someone else will enjoy it. I certainly did.

Thanks! These kings aren't real popular, even as school instruments and I just don't understand that. Schools will buy 100 Yamaha 321's before they will ever consider the king, and I think these are better instruments Undecided if I'm going to sell anything. I sold my piggy and I regret it to this ...

Hello all. Last Wednesday I received my new (demo) Eastman EBB-562 BBb four rotor tuba. I got a good deal from Dillon Music on it as it was a Demo horn. This is the first brand new tuba I have owned. It came packed in a very big box. Well protected. I opened the box and it came with a hard shell cas...

Three Valves wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:27 pm

rodgeman wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:28 pm In the community bands I have played in - Sleigh Ride for Christmas. I feel it is over done as every Christmas concert .

BOOOO!!

Give the people what thy want.

Ok. I get it. No problem. Just my humble opinion.

In the community bands I have played in - Sleigh Ride for Christmas. I feel it is over done as every Christmas concert . Yes, but I'm asking which really big works - that take 20 minutes or twice that long to play - do NOT become tiring - regardless of how often they are programmed. Specifically to...

I only have one tuba. I barely have time to practice it as my job takes a lot of my time.It was easier when I was in school to play trombone,euphonium, and tuba.

I agree when I played Easter weekend. Friday night,Saturday night,then four Easter services starting at sunrise. A lot of playing while juggling a full time job.I need a Monster Zero to start my job most mornings as I do not drink coffee (everyone else in my family drinks coffee - I am the odd one o...

In the community bands I have played in - Sleigh Ride for Christmas. I feel it is over done as every Christmas concert .

Just a quick update. The paddles are not sticking as much the more I play.

Still will be looking out for the parts to eventually do this. Thanks for all of the input.

Loving the horn, but noticing trouble filling it in the low pedal range. I feel as though my helleberg is not keeping up with the bore. Any suggestions on a mouthpiece for this big Kaiser. Cerveny 693 I use a Dillon 5GB Geib mouthpiece on my Cerveny 601. Dillon Music still makes them. Sent from my ...