Re: Berkeley Wind Instruments - Any good?


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Posted by Here is the deal... on February 03, 2004 at 20:34:04:

In Reply to: Berkeley Wind Instruments - Any good? posted by Bryan on February 03, 2004 at 17:48:02:

These Chinese tubas are cheap and they look great...

are you ready for the but...

having bought one myself, I found that the one I received was so far out of tune that my 'CC' tuba was more like a 'BB' tuba. That is B-natural, not B-flat. It was awful and not amount of slide manipulation would change the pitch. Mine wasn't a Berkeley, it was a Maestro, and it was worthless.

Fortunately I was able to return it and get my money back, but it was a hastle that taught me not to go cheap on buying a tuba. They price is attractive, but the value is just not there.

I hope this helps.


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