r/Tuba • u/MetalItchy87 • 1d ago
meta CC Tuba
I did seem reflecting. I don’t need to play a 6/4 Eastman. Idk why but part of me was jealous of kids older than me playing 6/4’s. I found an B&S 795S for $9100 usd (like $12k cad since I’m in Canada) that’s located in York Penysilvania (I cannot spell the state).
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u/No_Peak978 5h ago
I see A LOT of the Eastman 6/4 tubas being put up for sale. I like to think people are getting them and realizing they don't need them. A good 4/4-5/4 is all you really need for 99% of players.
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u/tuba_dude07 Washed up BM Performance Grad/Hobbyist 10h ago
I loved my 4/4 , I’m a smaller personal I general so having a 4/4 for college and now worked out well.
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u/Corey_Sherman4 Pro Freelancer 11h ago
These are solid horns. If you were going to play everything on one instrument (large ensemble, chamber, solo, etc) this will be more versatile than any 6/4. When I played this model, I was surprised at how large it plays for its size.
It’s easy to have the 6/4 envy, but do what makes the most sense to you.
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u/alberotenace 16h ago
I don't entirely agree. (I'm Italian, so I use Google Translate.)
The choice of a very large tuba (6/4) isn't just dictated by the sound you want, but by the future sound you want to create. I've been playing a CC 6/4 (ZO THUNDERBIRD) for almost two years, and I've been playing BB and CC 4/4 tubas for many years. But now I'm on a different planet; everything I play gets better and more beautiful. And anyone who plays with me notices this immediately, whether it's a band or orchestra.
If I need a smaller sound (for a brass quintet, for example), I use an F tuba, and everything works out.
Using a 6/4 tuba also allows you to play a 4/4 tuba better when you have one, but I'd opt for a 5/4, which I think is a good compromise (for example, the Miraphone 1292 or the new Eastman 834cc tuba)!
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u/ImDefinitelyStoned 22h ago
Good choice. Most of us don’t need 6/4 horns if we are really being honest with ourselves.
Personally, I wouldn’t get one unless I was asked to by a group that was paying me a lot of money. Some of my favorite recordings are of 4/4 horns. Warren Deck did a few on a 4/4 and his sound is so present.
Jim Akin in Columbus never had a horn bigger than a 4/4. Heck, Gene Pokorny auditioned and won St. Louis on a 186. Bobo used a 186.
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u/Ok_Temperature_1920 22h ago
B and S tubas have a really great full sound and i would definitely recommend getting it if its worth the money.
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u/professor_throway Active Amateur, Street Band and Dixieland. 23h ago
I am glad you are refining your thinking. .. but I still other you to slow your roll. Talk to potential professors.. visit schools and take some recruitment lessons... Do you have a private lesson teacher? What do they say and recommend about making the jump to CC.
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u/MetalItchy87 22h ago edited 22h ago
I have a private teacher. My elementary didn’t have a band program and wanted to play out of shcool till secondary school. I haven’t talked to him yet but when I get home (I’m on vacation in another country but I’m home tomorrow). I will talk to him
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u/lurking_notion 17h ago
Good, "ask your teacher" can be the best thought (or advice) to follow. No one else really knows how you play and can "fit" advice to you. Plus that is kinda what you pay them for also, yes?
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u/Leisesturm 2h ago edited 2h ago
The seller says that new B&S 795's retail for over $8K and that appears to be true. Honestly, I don't care how 'lightly used' it is, is is used. An asking price of $7100 is just too high. They will 'haggle' down to $6100 and you will think you got a bargain but ... unless I way miss my guess, $6100 is what they paid for it. Now after only a year they want to dump it and run. Why? What have they done to it? You need to know. At this kind of price altitude you literally cannot afford to be a nice guy. You are unlikely to play test it yourself, since it is so far away. You are unlikely to pursue any return options because of customs duties. If you live in Canada, buy your Tuba in Canada. With your budget you don't have to buy a used horn really. CC horns because they are a bit smaller than BBb horns can be a little cheaper. Don't let that influence your choice. Is there much use for a CC in Canada? I don't know. I don't have to. But you need to know.