Meinl Weston 2141 Eb


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Posted by Wayne Forrest on January 27, 2004 at 11:11:45:

I just purchased a Meinl Weston 2141 Eb tuba. Having read previous messages about the horn and changes to it to improve its intonation I contacted MW directly and asked them above what serial number would have these modifications. Here's the response (January 2004.

"Yes you are right we did a lot of testing together with the "Melton"-Tubaquartett and improved the 2141. I am not 100% sure when the improvement was but I am sure all instrument with a higher number than 3000 are the better ones!
Sincerely

Volkmar J. Kühnle // Wenzel Meinl GmbH http://www.meinl-weston.comSeniweg 4 http://www.melton.de D-82538 Geretsried Tel. 08171 92187-0 Fax: 08171 92187-19"

In my opinion this horn plays quite well and in tune in all registers. With the 5th valve the notes below the staff come in very true, especially the low E pedal that is hard to play on a non compensating 3 or 4 valve Eb. The horn is very hard to distinguish from a BBb or CC, especially if played in a resonant hall. I believe that we often forget that the halls we play in are extensions of our instruments and are not taken into account when we purchase horns. I am using it as my principal horn, its versatility being the main reason. If you are in the market now, consider buying a horn thats already been imported. Anything new coming in from Germany will be much more expensive because of the 25-40% euro appreciation.





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