Originally Posted by
Afranco96
So I bought a new compensating Euphonium from a local Tuba/Euphonium dealer called The Tuba Exchange. [snip] So i went with the TE- 2052 sg and i love it but I've had a problem with tuning. Its REALLY sharp.
I see that Tuba Exchange sells a compensating horn with the model number 1150, which is the JinBao model number (Wessex, Mack Brass, etc.). The model 2052 doesn't match anything I saw on the Jin Bao web site (it's a Besson model number, so I guess it's a clone of the Besson) I'm not sure which factory makes it--if it were Jin Bao, the intonation should be comparable to the Wessex model with the trigger, the Dolce Cantabile, which David already tested.
I think David's suggestion of having another player test it is a good one. If the other player has the same experience as you, I would take it up with the vendor--the horn may have to be exchanged (no pun intended).
Dean L. Surkin
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