Willson 3400 RZ-4?

[tubacorbin]

Has anyone ever played this model? Interested in any first-hand experience with it. It seems an interesting choice to make a four valve, rotary Eb.

https://www.baltimorebrasscompany.com/p ... -tuba.aspx

[Sousaswag]

For that price? I’d buy it and RUN out of that store.

Then, I’d send the rotors to Martin Wilk to un-rotax them, maybe even convert the terrible linkage to Minibal stuff, and play the heck out of that thing.

Doesn’t look like there is a lot of room to add a 5th to the main stack, if you wanted to, but there are other solutions.

I don’t have the Eb version, but I have the F 3200RZ-5. I’d bet the Eb has better intonation, and the same kick a$$ response.

[bort2.0]

I had Martin do the same thing to my 3050 RZ, and would expect similar good results here as well.

The linkage... I can only imagine how expensive the parts are right now. I'd probably try to make it work as is for as long as possible.

[Sousaswag]

Pricing isn’t… Horrible… At least, in my experience, though I haven’t done the linkage yet.

I think that tuba (the 3400) is a killer deal for $5K. Put $1,000ish into the valve surgery and it would be awesome as is.

[tubacorbin]

Sadly, it seems like it’s already spoken for—with a long waiting list (I added my name to it, but not expecting it to fall to me).

[Sousaswag]

Drat!!