You say the tuba is in B flat and is used in Wagner, such as Siegfried. But in the score it is written for a tuba in C. Does the player have to transpose at sight?
Its nice tuba! At least you have something you can handle, unlike guy in the video ;) I believe that model 25 is the most versatile B flat tuba by Melton now. May be you check model 97/2. Its completely "new" 4/4 B flat tuba (another succesfull reference of Bohland und Fuchs). Congratulations for great instrument👍
Model 197 is basicly copy of old Bohland und Fuchs made by Melton. Prof. W. Hilgers had one Bohland before. Fafner is completely newly developed model... Believe me I was a tuba bell maker in Czchech republic in V.F. Červený... the birth place of kaisertubas :)
@@markpeterson8804 You are right. By the way. Have you ever tried Daniel Ridder mothpiece by JK? What you think about that? Bohlands are great but many exemplars have problems in tuning, especially rebuild exemplars from Vienna tuning.
@@markpeterson8804 Well I dont like Wessex so much due poor quality of manufacture, but it surely will play good. I have mesaured some other chinese /thaiwan tubas and those are usually identical to Miraphone, BsS and Melton etc. I still dont understand why there is no law for copying that 🤔😕 They just making quite good, cheap instruments without expensive development.
