Posted by Gus Pratt on February 16, 2000 at 20:56:21:
In Reply to: Yamaha EEb? posted by DaveC on February 16, 2000 at 19:38:28:
The Yamaha Eb question just went around Tubaeuph a few weeks back. The general consensus was that it is a good intermediate level horn. The 5 valve is more sought after then the 4 valve. I had a tuba/euphonium teacher who was using one owned by the army. He like it but it wasn't a great horn. The fifth valve can only be played in conjunction with the fourth valve. I believe Yamaha marketed it as an Eb and not a EEb. The EEb is pretty much reserved for large Eb tubas. Same key just larger bore and bell size then some Eb. The Yamaha Eb isn't a real large horn, but might work good for solo work or quintet work.