Models
Every model, most significant first.
9 models
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Meinl Weston 2000
Professional 5/4 CC tuba
Tuba · Germany
The Meinl Weston Model 2000 is a large 5/4-size C (CC) tuba built by Melton Meinl Weston, with four front-action piston valves plus a fifth rotary valve. A handmade orchestral instrument associated with tubist Warren Deck, it features a roughly 17.7-inch yellow brass bell.
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Miraphone 86 BBb Tuba
4/4 rotary-valve BBb tuba
Tuba · Germany
A Miraphone 4/4 BBb tuba with four rotary valves and yellow brass body.
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Hans Hoyer 801 Geyer Style
Professional F/B-flat double horn (Geyer wrap)
French horn · Germany
The Hans Hoyer 801 is a German-made professional full double horn in F/B-flat built on a Geyer-style wrap. It has a 0.468-inch (11.9 mm) bore, a medium-large hand-hammered 310 mm (12.2-inch) bell, a gold-brass leadpipe, four conical rotary valves, and a string linkage. It is offered with a brass or optional gold-brass body and a fixed or detachable bell.
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B&S 3100
Professional F tuba
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 186
Professional 4/4 rotary tuba
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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Hans Hoyer 6801
Professional F/B-flat double horn
French horn · Germany
The Hans Hoyer 6801 is a German-made professional double horn that switches between F and B-flat. Built in the Kruspe style with a large-throat 310-millimeter bell, it aims for a big, dark sound and is offered with a fixed or detachable bell.
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B&S PT-6
Professional 5/4 CC tuba
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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Meinl Weston 2145
Professional 4/4 CC tuba
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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Besson Prestige 2028
Professional B-flat cornet
Cornet · Germany
The Besson Prestige 2028 (BE2028) is a professional B-flat cornet with a traditional Shepherd's Crook design, a 0.468-inch bore, and a hand-hammered yellow brass bell (124 mm / 4.88 inches). It uses three top-sprung hand-lapped Monel pistons and adds main-tuning-slide and third-valve-slide triggers. A more focused, intense alternative to the Sovereign, it is offered in clear lacquer and silver-plate finishes.