Cerveny makes good and sometimes really good tubas. They seem very inconsistent in production however and this needs to be a cause for caution when purchasing. Several years ago I bought a CC tuba at the Army Tuba Conference. Due to time I was not able to spend much time on the horn and purchased it and headed back to New Jersey where I was stationed at the time. The next day I and a friend were checking out the new horn with a tuner and could not get the horn down to pitch. Very troubling. I had my friend play it. He's a fine player and he too, could not get the horn down to pitch. I ended up driving back tot he tuba conference on the final day and trading the horn in on another. The dealer was a great to work with and exchanged with no issues whatsoever.
This was my first lesson in the importance of play testing an instrument before purchase. Even the best instrument manufacturers aren't perfect and instruments can vary from instrument to instrument. I have found the "least" variation in tubas with the Miraphone tubas and the King tubas. They are very consistent from instrument to instrument. I suspect the Adams Euphoniums are as well but I have never owned/played one.
What are your experiences with purchases? Ever purchase a lemon?
This was my first lesson in the importance of play testing an instrument before purchase. Even the best instrument manufacturers aren't perfect and instruments can vary from instrument to instrument. I have found the "least" variation in tubas with the Miraphone tubas and the King tubas. They are very consistent from instrument to instrument. I suspect the Adams Euphoniums are as well but I have never owned/played one.
What are your experiences with purchases? Ever purchase a lemon?
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