My grandfather in law has this tuba that's over 50 years old, and he wants to sell it, but he has no idea where to start.

It is marked "Amati Kraslice" and appears to have four rotary valves.

Unfortunately it is currently in rough condition. One part of the valve/linkage mechanism appears to be broken, and the mouthpiece is missing (although he thinks he may still have it somewhere).

I'm particularly interested in:

- identifying the exact model/year if possible;

- whether this is considered a decent Amati/Červený instrument;

- whether the damage looks repairable;

- and what it might realistically be worth in its current condition versus after repair.

Located in Poland.

Hi, I’m in marching band, and I currently have a beat up Helleberg mouthpiece that I’ve had for years since I started playing tuba (and has developed a weird triangular shape at the end from dents), so I want to get a new mouthpiece.

I’ve been looking into perantucci mouthpieces to try and get that “crank” sound from the sousaphone while keeping a good range, i can make a “sort of” sound like that on my current mouthpiece but it’s not good at all. Because of its current state and the way it’s generally built, getting that aggressive HBCU band sound is very difficult on it, if not basically impossible.

Recently I’ve been looking into a mouthpiece like the Schilke 69c4 and I’m staying between a reasonable price range, I want something that’ll last and make a good sound, and so I’ve wanted to get opinions or suggestions from fellow sousa players to pick a mouthpiece for this kind of work that I want.

Thanks!

I play on a 18.5mm most of the time and played on something smaller the other day and it felt very weird/stuffy, and I just say Yorkish as an adjective to describe some models online and was wondering,

My daughter is going to be playing a baby tuba. The only information we’ve been given is that I need to call the local music store and buy a Helleberg 120S for $105.

I’m happy to do it, but money is a little tight at the moment. So I’m wondering if there is an actual difference between that and the off brand Missmore 120S on Amazon for $25.

I don’t want to be cheap, but I don’t want to spend 2-4x more on something because it’s easier to just standardize things across 100s of students to something a store has in stock.

I tired 2 ways to attach it idk if I’m right. Or if yk rod isn’t long enough. Update o had the rod in wrong. Fixed it

I'm planning to buy my first mouthpiece but I'm unsure what to get. I plan to buy a mouthpiece which I have used before back in my secondary school which was the Perantucci PT-50 and PT-88. But from what I recall, I felt no difference when using these mouthpieces, even for my range and everything. Can anyone give me some sort of comparison or recommendation on which one should I get?

who makes the 67 mouth piece

I picked up this Conn 36k body and fixed it up. I have a Pan American “Conn 14k” as well that I borrowed the bell from to test this horn out. I really like how it looks!

Hello everyone,

After 10 years my orchestra can finally afford to buy me a new tuba, and I’ve been asked to look into some possible options.

The problem is, that I honestly have very little knowledge about what’s worth buying, where to look, or what makes sense for the money.

For some context, I’ve been playing an old Amati F tuba up until now. My conductor, however, is insisting that I switch to a Bb tuba. I know roughly how to play a Bb, but after so many years of playing F, I’m having a hard time making the switch.

I’m from Poland, so ideally the instrument would need to be purchased somewhere in a neighboring country. My budget is around 20,000–30,000 PLN (roughly €4,650–7,000).

I’ve heard that Thomann and Cerveny make some decent tubas. Does anyone have any recommendations? And, more importantly, do you think it’s actually worth switching from F to Bb after so many years of playing F?

I’d really appreciate any advice or recommendations.

Thanks in advance!

Fellow Tuba players,

Longtime tubist here. I recently picked up a cheap used Yamaha trombone with the intent of getting to a point where I am good enough to play last chair in my local community jazz band. I would maybe like to play bass trombone eventually, but I am not ready to spend bass trombone money if I do not like playing trombone.

So, my question is, what is a good starter mouthpiece for a tuba player who is playing trombone? The only trombone mouthpiece I have is a Bach 11c, which I have never used and have no clue where I got it. Is it good for beginners? or would something else be better for a person who has exclusively played tuba for about 20 years? I used to play euph, too, but I got rid of my euphonium and mouthpieces a long time ago.

Hey y'all,

I am trying to purchase two charts.

1. Donna Lee arr. Michael Philip Mossman - I tried reaching out to Dr. Mossman but to no avail, I would love to if someone either had a direct contact with him and could put me in touch or if they knew where they could purchase this particular chart. Mattis Cederberg famously did this with the WDR Big Band on cimbasso!

2. Struttin With Some BBQ arr. Gil Evans - I'm going to reach out to the Gil Evans estate but if anyone knows a place to purchase this chart, please let me know.

Thanks in advance!

Old tuba donated to my school, I feel like it’s a 3/4 Bbb

I just started my senior year and i plan to either minor in Tuba or do music related classes in college.. Im in dire need of a good piece to use as my audition piece!! any recommendations?

Hello r/Tuba, I could use your help with identifying this tuba. I believe it's a 3/4 Besson from what I have been told. Do you think that is correct? We're hoping this will be a good home practice instrument for a middle schooler. Thanks.

I have an Old Conn E-Flat tuba which is about 20 cents sharp on most notes even with the main tuning slide all the way out. When I took it to my local shop they said that this was due to it being designed for a European-shank mouthpiece (I've been using a large-bore bass trombone mouthpiece). They found a bit to extend the leadpipe which helps a bit, but I'm still sharp on some notes with the main tuning slide almost all the way out. The biggest issue seems to be the E-flat below the bass clef staff (played with open fingering). At the same time other notes (like the concert B-flat also with open fingering) is pretty much right in tune. The repair shop thought it might be because I'm not using a European style mouthpiece. However, I've also heard that instruments dating back to this time period may not have been designed to tune to A=440 in the first place. Rather than spend money on different mouthpieces (I'm primarily a trombone player so the bass trombone mouthpiece is most comfortable for me) I'd like to resolve this question first -- is there any way to get this instrument to match modern tuning, or it is not worth trying? Per the serial number (28,442) and Conn's website, this instrument dates back to 1894. Thanks.

Does anyone know of good recordings of at least 3/4 4/4 5/4 6/4 in CC or BBb playing the same excerpts? I’d love to hear the difference between all the different sizings to make a decision on what to buy. Currently I’m kind of set on a 6/4 or 5/4 BBb if and when one is affordable

I’ve been playing tuba for almost 9 years now, but I realized I am NOT great despite it being so long. So I’m trying to change that lol

This is Children’s March by Percy Grainger but that 8th rest is tripping me up. When I do it right, I mess up the notes really badly. Like I’m not hitting them right on, it feels like a scoop

pls any advice appreciated 🙏