Posted by Klaus on October 03, 2001 at 22:44:57:
In Reply to: yamaha 641 posted by Tim Erickson on October 03, 2001 at 22:16:08:
I have tried one YBB 641. Even one specifically selected for demo purposes by Yamaha.
If that brass and nickel structure had been my only entry to the world of BBb tubas, there would have been no entry at all.
I can not compare to the models you mention, because I have not tried them. But even a Sovereign 994, which I did not buy, is better than the YBB 641 by eternal dimensions. Not to speak of my own York and Conn BBbs.
If you want a Y and the #641, then take the YEP641. But somehow that is an octave off your target.
Klaus