Any experiences with the Eastman 825 Bb Tuba
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 8:27 am
To all the Bb tubafellows,
Does anyone has any experience playing and comparing the Eastman 825V and Eastman 825?
The 5 valved Bb (V) and 4 valved Bb (non-V). Found some nice review videos about the Eastman 825V but not any about the 4 valved 825.
Lately I came into contact with the B&S GR55G and Eastman 825V. Both tubas are rather similar and I find that with the 5th valve, it may not necessary do better than the 4 valved. The false tone C and B natural with 12 and 23 pops well on the GR55 and sounded slightly better than the 1345 and 12345 on the Eastman 825V. Other than that, I couldn't find much flaws with either, they are almost as good as each other, maybe I will lean over to the Eastman slightly.
Would love to hear more from the community about these tubas.
Does anyone has any experience playing and comparing the Eastman 825V and Eastman 825?
The 5 valved Bb (V) and 4 valved Bb (non-V). Found some nice review videos about the Eastman 825V but not any about the 4 valved 825.
Lately I came into contact with the B&S GR55G and Eastman 825V. Both tubas are rather similar and I find that with the 5th valve, it may not necessary do better than the 4 valved. The false tone C and B natural with 12 and 23 pops well on the GR55 and sounded slightly better than the 1345 and 12345 on the Eastman 825V. Other than that, I couldn't find much flaws with either, they are almost as good as each other, maybe I will lean over to the Eastman slightly.
Would love to hear more from the community about these tubas.