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Tubas
Tubas, euphoniums, sousaphones, low-brass makers, and related model families.
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B&S PT-6
Tuba · Germany
The B&S PT-6 is a 5/4-size C (CC) orchestral tuba developed under the Perantucci name and built by B&S as model 3098, with five rotary valves. It is a widely used professional orchestral tuba noted for a large sound and a strong record in orchestral auditions.
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B&S 3100
Tuba · Germany
The B&S 3100 is a professional F tuba in the Perantucci line built by Buffet Crampon's B&S brass works. It has six rotary valves arranged 4+2, a graduated 0.669-to-0.827-inch bore, and a 16.5-inch yellow brass bell, making a compact, agile high tuba suited to solo, chamber, and orchestral playing. It is offered in lacquer or silver-plate.
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Miraphone 86 BBb Tuba
Tuba · Germany
A Miraphone 4/4 BBb tuba with four rotary valves and yellow brass body.
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Miraphone 186
Tuba · Germany
The Miraphone 186 is a 4/4-size rotary-valve tuba offered in both C (CC) and B-flat (BBb) pitches. One of the most widely used professional rotary tubas, it is frequently cited as a benchmark for tone and intonation in orchestral and concert-band playing, with a roughly 17.75-inch bell.
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Wessex Chicago-York TC695
Tuba · China
The Wessex Chicago-York (TC695) is a 6/4-size C (CC) front-piston tuba built as a handcrafted replica of the famous York 6/4 CC tuba associated with the Chicago Symphony. It has five front piston valves, a 20-inch (500 mm) hand-hammered brass bell, a 0.75-inch main bore, and is exceptionally light for its size at about 10.5 kg (23 lb). It is offered in silver-plate, gold lacquer, or silver with gold fittings.
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Engelbert Schmid Wagner Tuba
Germany
The Engelbert Schmid Wagner Tuba is a handmade Wagner tuba played with a horn mouthpiece, developed to play in tune like a horn while keeping the characteristic Wagner-tuba sound. It is built in tenor (B-flat) and bass (F) sizes for orchestral and brass-ensemble use.
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Yamaha YBB-201
Tuba · Japan
The Yamaha YBB-201 is a full-size (4/4) standard B-flat tuba aimed at students and school programs. It has a yellow brass body, a 17.5-inch upright yellow brass bell, a 0.728-inch bore, and three nickel-plated top-action piston valves. A pro-sized bell gives it a strong, full sound, and it is offered in clear lacquer or silver-plate (YBB-201S).
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Yamaha YBB-321
Tuba · Japan
A Yamaha B-flat tuba with four top-action pistons and yellow brass body.
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Besson Prestige 2052
Euphonium · Germany
The Besson Prestige 2052 is a professional compensating B-flat euphonium with four stainless-steel valves (3+1), a hand-made yellow-brass bell, and a main-tuning-slide trigger system. It is among the instruments of choice for professional euphonium soloists and band players.
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Eastman EBC836
Tuba · China
The Eastman EBC836 is a 6/4-size professional C (CC) tuba inspired by the legendary York orchestral CC tuba. It has four front-action piston valves plus a fifth rotary valve, a 0.750-inch bore, and a 20-inch upright yellow brass bell. Suited to symphony orchestra, concert band, and opera or ballet pit work yet nimble enough for chamber ensembles, it is offered in clear lacquer or unlacquered finish.
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Meinl Weston 2145
Tuba · Germany
The Meinl Weston 2145 is a 4/4-size C (CC) tuba designed in cooperation with tubist Sam Pilafian. It combines four steel piston valves with a thumb-operated fifth rotary valve, a 0.748-inch main bore, and a 16.5-inch (42 cm) upright yellow brass bell. Compact in appearance but powerful and projecting, it is at home in solo, chamber, and orchestral playing, and is offered in clear lacquer or silver-plate.
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Yamaha YBB-641
Tuba · Japan
The Yamaha YBB-641 is a 4/4-size professional B-flat (BBb) tuba with four rotary valves. Built for orchestral and concert-band use, it is known for a warm, dark tone and reliable intonation, with a 16.5-inch upright yellow brass bell and a gold-brass leadpipe.
Sources
Makers
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B&S Brass
B&S Brass is a German brass instrument brand associated with trumpets, trombones, tubas, euphoniums, and orchestral brass instruments.
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Melton Meinl Weston
Melton Meinl Weston is a German low-brass maker known for tubas, euphoniums, and professional low-brass instruments.
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Yamaha
Yamaha is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1887 and one of the largest in the world, producing pianos, guitars, wind and brass instruments, drums, and a wide range of electronic instruments.
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Adams Musical Instruments
Adams Musical Instruments is a Dutch maker of brass, percussion, and related instruments, including tubas and other low-brass instruments.
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Wessex Tubas
Wessex Tubas is a British brass instrument maker founded in 2010 by tuba player Jonathan Hodgetts and based in Andover, Hampshire, with a US distribution arm opened in 2012. It produces an extensive range of tubas, euphoniums, trombones, trumpets, and horns at accessible prices, including instruments based on classic American and European designs and revivals of rare historical instruments.
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Thein Brass
Thein Brass is a German brass instrument maker producing handmade trombones, tubas, trumpets, horns, and related brass instruments.
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Eastman Winds
Eastman Winds is the band and orchestral wind division of the Eastman Music Company. It produces professional and intermediate brass instruments, including trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns, French horns, trombones, tubas, euphoniums, and sousaphones, as well as flutes, clarinets, and saxophones.
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Miraphone
Miraphone is a German brass instrument maker associated especially with tubas, euphoniums, trombones, trumpets, and related brass instruments.
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Brass Instruments
Lip-vibrated wind instruments made primarily from brass or related metals.