Reverb: St. Pete CC
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 9:16 am
I wonder what sort of selling is present in his statement:
All valves work extremely well (5th valve is absolutely incredible)
I guess this is all relative, but I have no idea what an incredible 5th valve might be like. This is an odd thing to say.
As an aside, I bought most of the valves off of one of the prototype 209 tubas made by Mike, et al at TE years ago. They were all in raw brass and were very well made. I still have them, and two of them lived on my Holton 345 for years. (I was experimenting with rotational direction.) The valves made *at that time* were excellent. I know the newer ones are screw-top but do not know whether they are any good. (I know these are more difficult to manufacture, so who knows?) The only thing I dislike about the St. Pete BBb is the very poorly made slide tubing, and the valve setup. I have not played a production CC but I am sure they are also very decent tubas for the money. I would not mind owning one for fun. I would not hesitate to use one at work if it proved to be good enough. I used a Jinbao for years as my backup tuba in the MSO. I like the St. Pete enough that if the 209 was a good player it would become a work horn for me.
I am not too sure about this guy's price, though. It seems a little high, but it says he is open to offers. If anyone here buys it PLEASE do a thorough video review (or include a lot of photos). I really would like to know more about this tuba.
