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I own a conn 26 J, I would love to have him play that in the comparison

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#1 - If you want to win a job, the Nirschl is the one. Wessex is clear but is only about 85% of the core. Yamaha is excellent in low register but tonal inconsistency drove my ears nuts -- and it would get major dings from ww's/strings on a commitee. Eastman -- dull. Yorkbrunner sounds great by gets tubby.

You play them all very well. I liked the Hirsbrunner best followed by the Yamaha.

... just spectacular ... 👏👏👏👏

Great video!

Excelente sua técnica de respiração e ele consegue manter a mesma qualidade de SOM na Família das Tubas!!👏👏👏👏👏

The tubas all sound slightly different but you played them all well! Here are my thoughts on each one Nirschl: Has a defined, rich sound that slots very well, dark sound. Articulations are more like little pops instead of a “T” sound. Most consistent intonation from what I heard. Wessex: Upper overtones are very strong, has a buoyant sound, seems to slot the easiest, and also cuts in the low range more than the other tubas YamaYork: A mix of heavy core with just the right amount of overtones, meaty low register. Has the classic york sound with a singing quality to it. Very very consistent sound, although it may become uneven if you push the sound too hard EBC836: Warmer, more compact sound, has the body of a york sound, but lacks as much resonance as the other horns. Sounds the most even tonally Hirsbrunner: Sounds a little thin and tubby, but projects and rings like crazy. Articulations have more of a “T” sound than the other tubas All in all, my personal favorites are 3/4 with 1 being right behind that

HA! I nailed all five! Do I win a prize? Okay, so as of this date (11/11/2023), there is a Yamayork at Dillon Music that I am about to drive out to play-test. I will likely just get one of the three Eastman EBC836 tubas they have in stock (two demos and one new, all lacquered) but I *really* want that Yamayork. Thanks very much for posting this excellent video.

My preference order: 1,5,3,2,4 I suspect that #5 is a tricky horn to play but that you have spent a great deal of time on it. Do you put more hours in on the Hirbrunner or a different horn?

DAmn, BUT I LIKE THEM BIG BOYS!!!!

Hirsbrunner has a big big sound

Amazing!

Há muito tempo queria ver essa comparação entre as tubas

2165 solos ez Def my favorite out of all of the york designs I've played. Though slightly different than a york it captures the essence

Amazing performances, the best were 3 and 5… 3 is my favorite clearly

For what it's worth, I'm not a fan of the modern tendency toward " blatty" low notes. I've been out of the loop for many years, but my template for how the York tuba should sound is my recollection of the way Arnold Jacobs sounded on the Chicago York tuba(s). That template is a lively sound in all registers, full of harmonics, always vocalistic, and beautiful above all. I remember him playing single notes that were so compelling in sound quality and vitality that my ear was immediately drawn to them in spite of whatever else was happening in the rest of the orchestra.

Bellissimo suono! Contesto musicale originale! Bravo!!!

Could either of you guys even read the music from that far away lol. Wonderful playing though!

Great playing! Personally, there's just something about how the Yamayork spoke the lows, it had this intense focus and presence to the tone that I can't really find words to describe. If I were to put it another way, I find it easier to imagine a trombone section balancing to that sound, if that makes any sense. It also had such a dark sound that was so different from the others. It's almost like the other 4 were variations on the same general "velvet fog" sound while the Yamayork was built to be more organ-like. I, and many others, I'm sure, would love to see you do this with other horns like the Gronitz, MW 2165, or the Baer? I know you can't just actualize these $20-30,000 tubas out of thin air, but it'd be really sweet if you could make it happen. Cheers!

Nice!

What was the second excerpt he played?

Great video. They all sounds very close, which reflects the player rather than the instrument. There is likely as much variation in sound between tubas from the same manufacturer, than between the tubas from different manufacturers.

To me they all sounded the same but nice playing bro👍

It was pretty close, as they were all pretty good, but to me, #3 had the best sound in the very low range, as the low frequency was obviously low frequency, whereas the others on the same notes sounded like a higher frequency being played in a stuttering manner. I.E., the upper overtones came through stronger than the actual note in the other tubas. So, #3.

complimenti!!

To my old, failing ears, the best one was whichever tuba he was playing at any given time.

Bravissimi! Super! Volevo chiedere... ma il Signor Giuseppe Mendola suona la coulisse con la sinistra (da mancino puro) oppure è solo un effetto dovuto al video "rovesciato"? Mi è subito saltato all'occhio, essendo io mancino e suonando il trombone rovesciato, con la coulisse a sx e ritorta modificata. Grazie

Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇧🇷

What was the second etude you played? Great clarity!

Super!!!!

Grandissimi!!!

Bravi!!!!!

very nice playing and very interesting - thank you for sharing

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Bravo Alberto!!

For me a Hirsbrunner is a best ,lirical song e intonation best

I don't know that I'd pick it overall, but #2 made the hall ring more than the others. A couple others barely created a response in the room. Compare the low E's in Fountains. The hall barely reverberates after the release for 2 or 3 of them. But it rang for #2. As a conductor, #2 would get a callback. I'd want to hear it with the trombone section. It doesn't matter what a tuba sounds like if it can't project it more than 3 feet.

In fact, the best sound is from the Hirsbrunner.

Bravissimi 👏

Bravo Alberto! Grandi!

Grande grandissimo!

👏👏👏👏 braviiiiiii!!!!!

amazing sounding tuba playing!

Giù il cappello 🎩. Bravissimi!!

Bravissimo... Suono stupendo

Proprio bello!!! Complimenti

Grande Albe!!!!!!!!!!well done!!!

Che grande! Bravo Azzo!

Grandissimo Alberto! Bellissimo suono