Posted by Dave on June 07, 1999 at 11:45:05:
In Reply to: Is this a good tuba for the money? posted by Antonio on June 06, 1999 at 13:15:29:
Make sure you play the thing. I played a 4/4 Nirschl at the Southeast Regional tuba conference and it was severly unimpressed. You know how, at those conferences, you jump around from horn to horn. You wind up picking up the same 2 or 3. The Nirschl was a quick visit. Bad pitch and unfocused. Besides, was anyone talking about Nirschls before the big 6/4 craze? I don't recall. Beware of fly-by-night trendy names. The horn could be a jewel, who knows. If you're truly interested, somehow arrange a chance to play it, as has been mentioned.
Dave