Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
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Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
This a cool looking Eb. I've liked most of the Gronitz horns I've played, but I've never checked one of these out.
https://reverb.com/item/5704067-gronitz ... utstanding
https://reverb.com/item/5704067-gronitz ... utstanding
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
Whoops, you'd think I would remember that with as much as we do at work on there.
Rudolf Meinl 5/4CC
Willson 3400FA-5 Eb
Besson New Standard Euph
S.E. Shires Bass w/ Greenhoe Valves
Willson 3400FA-5 Eb
Besson New Standard Euph
S.E. Shires Bass w/ Greenhoe Valves
Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
Reviewing old listings are a good way to set your asking price.
Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
I've played the Gronitz Eb. Not dissimilar to the Wessex 'Tubby'. https://us.wessex-tubas.com/products/eb-tuba-te665
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
It's a bass tuba, if that's what you mean. Not a monster, at that.
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
My band mate bought that exact tuba from Quinn. It’s a nice playing Eb. You can see and hear it (my review plus the owner playing it) here:
https://youtu.be/aH9Dc1Efrsc
https://youtu.be/aH9Dc1Efrsc
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
When I click on your link, it says the video is unavailable.Doc wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 5:27 pm My band mate bought that exact tuba from Quinn. It’s a nice playing Eb. You can see and hear it (my review plus the owner playing it) here:
https://youtu.be/aH9Dc1Efrsc
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
A letter got left out of the code. And I guess we can’t use the media tab in the classified section. I get an error message when I try.Tubajug wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 12:56 pmWhen I click on your link, it says the video is unavailable.Doc wrote: ↑ My band mate bought that exact tuba from Quinn. It’s a nice playing Eb. You can see and hear it (my review plus the owner playing it) here:
https://youtu.be/aH9Dc1Efrsc
https://youtu.be/aH9Dc1Efrsc
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
I know this is several months old but thank you for the review! Gronitz and Hirsbrunner Eb tubas are so rare that's it's hard to find info or pictures of them too. But, is that tuba a similar size to the Wessex Tubby in terms of size not necessarily in height? I am assuming it's larger than the rotary Gronitz Eb that Horn Guys and the used one that Baltimore Brass had? Or is it just more compact?
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
The Gronitz is similar in height to the Tubby, but the Gronitz is not as large ——> If the Tubby is a 6/4 Eb, the Gronitz is a compact 4/4 Eb. Unfortunately, I don’t know how it compares to the rotary Gronitz.PlayTheTuba wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:54 pm I know this is several months old but thank you for the review! Gronitz and Hirsbrunner Eb tubas are so rare that's it's hard to find info or pictures of them too. But, is that tuba a similar size to the Wessex Tubby in terms of size not necessarily in height? I am assuming it's larger than the rotary Gronitz Eb that Horn Guys and the used one that Baltimore Brass had? Or is it just more compact?
Hope that helps!
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
It does help a lot! The particular rotary gronitz looks smaller in the photos compared to the piston one that you reviewed. Thank you.
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
I sent an email to Horn Guys asking how much the PE56 Eb would approximately cost. I was told it would cost as much as the F tubas. He said Andreas is a busy person though. Plus, I don't know if in the future I could afford or justify another big as in cost Tuba purchase :(
Horn Guys does have 2 new Gronitz F tubas and 1 new 6/4 CC tuba though. Not sure how old they are.
Gronitz PCK 6/4 Kaiser Piston CC Tuba
https://hornguys.com/products/gronitz-p ... -cc-tuba-1
Gronitz PF125 Piston F Tuba
https://hornguys.com/collections/f-tuba ... shed-brass
Gronitz PF125 Piston F Tuba with a custom silver finish
https://hornguys.com/collections/f-tuba ... n-f-tuba-1
And from the other forum a picture of a 6 rotary valves FZ-127 F tuba and a 4 rotary valves plus a 5th dependent added to it in Eb. Also note, the website isn't super updated and doesn't have actual pictures of each model it lists. So there could be more like the 2 mentioned that are not on the site.
http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=77970
Horn Guys does have 2 new Gronitz F tubas and 1 new 6/4 CC tuba though. Not sure how old they are.
Gronitz PCK 6/4 Kaiser Piston CC Tuba
https://hornguys.com/products/gronitz-p ... -cc-tuba-1
Gronitz PF125 Piston F Tuba
https://hornguys.com/collections/f-tuba ... shed-brass
Gronitz PF125 Piston F Tuba with a custom silver finish
https://hornguys.com/collections/f-tuba ... n-f-tuba-1
And from the other forum a picture of a 6 rotary valves FZ-127 F tuba and a 4 rotary valves plus a 5th dependent added to it in Eb. Also note, the website isn't super updated and doesn't have actual pictures of each model it lists. So there could be more like the 2 mentioned that are not on the site.
http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=77970
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
I played a piston Hirsbrunner Eb while at the Army SOM, it was pretty rough. I felt like I was playing trombone with all the slide moving I had to do, low C and C in the staff were like 3 inches off.PlayTheTuba wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:54 pm I know this is several months old but thank you for the review! Gronitz and Hirsbrunner Eb tubas are so rare that's it's hard to find info or pictures of them too. But, is that tuba a similar size to the Wessex Tubby in terms of size not necessarily in height? I am assuming it's larger than the rotary Gronitz Eb that Horn Guys and the used one that Baltimore Brass had? Or is it just more compact?
Initially I was happy they had an Eb, after a while I started to envy the Bb 1291's the other guys were playing.
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
I feel the same way with a universities Meinl Weston 20 BBbBob Kolada wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:20 pm
I played a piston Hirsbrunner Eb while at the Army SOM, it was pretty rough. I felt like I was playing trombone with all the slide moving I had to do, low C and C in the staff were like 3 inches off.
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Re: Reverb: Gronitz Eb at The Mighty Quinn
Ya know, I THINK I sold that tuba to a man that lived on Orcas Island, outside Seattle. IF that is THAT tuba, I can vouch for it.
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