John Packer JP377 Eb Tuba - 6 Month Evaluation and Review

This is a review and evaluation after owning the JP 377 Eb tuba for six months. How has it held up so far? How does it sound? How much or how little is there to say about it? What’s the verdict? Check it out!
Shout out to ‪@JMHII‬ for holding down the Bb bass like boss while I covered Eb bass in rehearsal. And to my long-time compadre Glenn for laying down the B tuba goodness in RTBB.
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[@roystone9932]

I play both JP Sterling Euphonium AND Baritone and have nothing but praise for the instruments , lovely to play , well made and the company is great to deal with too .

[@buffalobillh]

I also have a JP euphonium, and it is a great instrument. For the record, I would never say I’m a euphonium player. I own one, and I hold it and try to make a reasonable noise on it occasionally. But I sure do like it!

[@leonpara6242]

Thank you for this video. I’m very interested in the 377

[@buffalobillh]

I hope this review was helpful in some way. I hope you can try one and see what you think of the 377.

[@Tubaeuphful]

Nice review, love that you included German band sample: that upper tuba part adds so much!

[@buffalobillh]

Thanks. On that German brass band job, I left the F tuba at home and brought the Eb. I just had to try it. Everyone liked it!

[@Tubaeuphful]

@@buffalobillh I wonder, is that upper tuba part usually done on Eb or F in Germany? I was surprised to see Miraphone makes an Eb compensator.

[@buffalobillh]

@@Tubaeuphful
F tuba is the standard in Germany. I play F tuba normally, but I wanted to test the Eb on a low-pressure gig.

[@buffalobillh]

@@Tubaeuphful
Miraphone made a compensating Eb (Ambassador), but I haven’t seen one in many years.

[@holton345]

Nice, Doc!

[@buffalobillh]

Thank you, sir!

[@massmanute]

Would this be a good instrument for a euphonium player to double on?

[@buffalobillh]

It would be fine for doubling. Just know that it is in Eb. If you read Bb treble clef, reading Eb treble clef should not be a problem.
If you prefer to read bass clef, you will need to learn Eb fingerings. That doesn’t take too long, but some euphonium and trombone doublers prefer a small BBb tuba to make the reading easier. You’ll have to decide what works best for you. But this Eb is very easy to play and get around on!

[@massmanute]

@@buffalobillh I first learned treble clef euphonium. I returned to playing after about five decades, and now I'm learning bass clef euphonium.

[@buffalobillh]

@@massmanute
This might be the perfect time to start with an Eb tuba.