Did the plastic ZO PISTON CC tuba become available in the U.S.?

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Did the plastic ZO PISTON CC tuba become available in the U.S.?

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Brass valves appear to be a vast improvement. :tuba:
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Interesting...possibly a BBb version, seeing that lead pipe...

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AfMuAk3us/
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It started as a BBb; they wanted a CC, so I made one for them. As for marketing, they don't seem awfully good at it, so it may not ever be really available in the US.
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bisontuba wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 7:25 pm Interesting...possibly a BBb version, seeing that lead pipe...

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AfMuAk3us/
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if you got to listen to this for eternity, would you be in heaven or hell?
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bisontuba (Sat Jun 06, 2026 11:36 am)
B&S 3098 PT-6
B&S "Sonora" CC
B&S 4196 PT-4P
Holton 345 CC
und große tuben machen spaß. Ich brauche keinen anderen grund.
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