Re: The "Unknown" Yamaha Rotary BBbs?


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Posted by CK on March 19, 2002 at 19:37:44:

In Reply to: The "Unknown" Yamaha Rotary BBbs? posted by Chuck(G) on March 19, 2002 at 19:03:16:

There is actually an 841 in the states. Yamaha had it at Grand Rapids for ages and could not sell it to any dealers. It is a pro model 641 BBb with a larger bell and the bell is hand hammered and they call it a Custom model. It was so expensive no one could afford it.

Brian a worker at Yamaha bought it for a better price and was sold to him as an employee. I tried to find a buyer for it but I just could not get the price down where an individual could afford it. I tried and had a cople of interested buyers. I got Yamaha to send the tuba at the BW and it played great. Even in all registers and much better intonation and a nice huge resonant sound. It was a ahame it was so expensive. I would have liked to have had it myself. Id almost call it a Kaiser tuba. It was taller and wider than a 641.

He got a really nice tuba and to this day I think he still owns it.


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