Rudolf Meinl 4/4 or the new Yamaha ycb 623

Here is an update on which tuba I ended up with. I have bought a yamaha ycb 621. The reason why I bought the yamaha, is that in Norway there is not a very large tuba market, and I did not want to spend a lot of money on a brand new tuba. I also came to the conclusion that as of today I did not want ...

The 23 combination ab in my tuba has always been flat what I now have problems with is 2nd valve alone b is flat 23 eb is flat and this cobinations was not difficult for me to get in tune before. It is not posible to change tubes and I am the only one with accsess to my tuba. Can a small leak cause ...

What can cause a tuba to suddenly start playing flat 20-40 cents when using some valve combinations. for me it is especially the 2nd and 3rd valve. I use the same mouthpiece that I have used for many years. I have never har that problem before.

Thank you for all the good advice that has been given. A little about me and the quintet I play in. We are amateurs and are all over 50 years old, and play only for fun. Our repertoire is large and we play everything from the Renaissance to our time. We play a lot of Bach, and our great role model ...

I am considering buying a new tuba for use in quintets and other small chamber groups. What I struggle with to decide is whether I should go from Cc tuba to eb or f tuba or buy a smaller Cc tuba. I now play on em RM 5/4 and a Wessex 5/4 Cc tuba. The tubas I consider are RM 3/4 Cc, Miraphone 283 ...