BBb 6/4 Tuba with 5-valves 'Prokofiev' - TB693 HP
An original 6/4 BBb designed by Chuck Nickles
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An original 6/4 BBb designed by Chuck Nickles and all handcrafted with sheet metal for a highly responsive and totally flexible tuba, which is exceptionally lightweight for its huge size. The tone of this tuba very much resurrects the great American tubas of the past, but with much better intonation and response. The sound has to be heard to be believed - maybe the best BBb tuba in the world?
"I purchased a Prokofiev JUST to play 'Star Wars.' Now, this is my 'go to' tuba for just about everything. If I could buy 3 for my Wind Orchestra, 2 for my Brass band, and 5 for my Community band, I would ... in a heartbeat. If you do almost exclusively big group playing, and want ONE tuba for that, Go get yourself one."
- Tony Clements, on TubeNet
NOTE: The correct gig bag for this tuba is the B800
Wessex Warranty
Wessex Warranty
For your peace of mind
Unlike most leading brands, Wessex Tubas offers a 3-year warranty against manufacturing defects on all our instruments, and in the unlikely event that you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a full refund and return within 2 weeks.
You can return any item bought from Wessex Tubas within 14 days of receiving it for a full refund, minus shipping costs. However, please contact us before returning your item so we can provide you with return labels and a collection booking with our dedicated courier to ensure the safe return of your item/s. When returning the item, it must be in its original packaging and in ’as received’ condition. Please note that shipping charges apply to refund upon return of your item and any damage will also result in reduced refund.
The sound has to be heard to be believed - maybe the best BBb tuba in the world?
Specifications
- Bore, valves 1-3: 0.75” (19mm)
- Bore 4th valve: 0.79” (20mm)
- Bore 5th valve: 0.87” (22mm)
- Bell: 20” (500mm)
- Weight: 24lb
Features
- Entirely handmade with hand hammered bell and larger bows
- New designed leadpipe by Chuck Nickles (ex-US Army Band, Europe) to improve response
- Exceedingly lightweight due to the hand-made manufacturing
- All nickel slides
- Stainless Steel valves which are vented for smooth legato playing
- Wyvern Engraved valve buttons
- Supplied in latched hard case
- Supplied with Wessex CHUCK custom mouthpiece
- Every Tuba individually Quality checked before accepted at factory