Posted by bloke on March 19, 2004 at 13:50:58:
In Reply to: Re: school tubas: top-action vs front-action posted by Agreement on March 19, 2004 at 11:55:41:
Choices seem obvious to me (though this wasn't the point of my original post).
4/4: new version of King 2341 (four front-action pistons)...a couple hundred under $4000 without case...a bit over $4000 with a hard case
3/4: Weril 680 (four front-action pistons)...slightly over $2000 without case...about $300 additional for a hard case
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Both play great, are most-for-the-money instruments in their size ranges, are sturdy, have very few valve problems, and have readily available US-based parts sources.