Posted by MattG on July 28, 2000 at 14:25:59:
Greetings fellow posters!
If you read my post from a few days ago, I have regained respect for the Yamaha corporation. This post is the see what kind of infomation I can gather on the YCB-861 (5 rotary, 4/4 CC tuba. I was hoping to gather how the horn has worked for variou people, he general characteristic of the sound, the best style of mouthpiece to use with the horn, what other brand of horn it most closely resembles in overall playing characteristics and any other pertinent information. It would be nice to hear from people who currently own this model horn, owned this model horn, or have spent a significant amount of time around this horn (i.e. trying it out over an extended amount of time, sitting next to it in an ensemble, etc.). I am mainly trying to gather as much info as possible before persuing this horn full on as a second CC tuba, for I am married and not a full time professional, so these desicions must be well thought out!
Thanks in advance,
Matt G