Cool Wind CTU-200 Series 4-Valve BBb Tuba Orange
Key features
- •Tuning: Bb Bore: 0.826" (21 mm) Mouth piece material: ABS Valves: 4-valves Bell material: ABS Valve material: Metal Valve: Rotary valves Case : Soft Gigbag
- •Plastic "brass" instruments have been in the marketplace for a few years now
- •First came the trombones, then the trumpets
- •Now manufacturers are taking what they've learned and applying it to more ambitious designs such as the plastic tuba
- •Cool Winds is at the forefront of this design and manufacturing revolution
Cool Wind CTU-200 Series 4-Valve BBb Tuba Orange
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A wonderful instrument, excellent value and performance.
MOVIEKIDZ LLC•October 28, 2017
PROS
Having your own horn that didn't cost a fortune.
CONS
Not a ruff and tumble horn, can be fragile. Careful with bumping the keys!
OVERVIEW
The CTU-200 has a rich, beautiful sound in the middle and upper register. It's sounds fantastic, it's light and not heavy. The rotary valves are responsive. I would suggest buying extra keys just in case one breaks. It's the kind of instrument you have to be careful with, especially if used by younger kids who are not careful and bump it around. The Tuba can crack if dropped and the keys can break easily with too much pressure. It needs to be oiled regularly. I had mine customized for playing in the Alumni Band. It's Instagram ready. It's a great price for the value. I bought three for an ensemble. People are hard pressed to tell the difference from a $10k Tuba versus this Tuba. It would take an expert to distinguish the difference.
Having your own horn that didn't cost a fortune.
CONS
Not a ruff and tumble horn, can be fragile. Careful with bumping the keys!
OVERVIEW
The CTU-200 has a rich, beautiful sound in the middle and upper register. It's sounds fantastic, it's light and not heavy. The rotary valves are responsive. I would suggest buying extra keys just in case one breaks. It's the kind of instrument you have to be careful with, especially if used by younger kids who are not careful and bump it around. The Tuba can crack if dropped and the keys can break easily with too much pressure. It needs to be oiled regularly. I had mine customized for playing in the Alumni Band. It's Instagram ready. It's a great price for the value. I bought three for an ensemble. People are hard pressed to tell the difference from a $10k Tuba versus this Tuba. It would take an expert to distinguish the difference.
Maybe you get you what you pay for?
A. Botti•August 20, 2017
I played tuba in high school and college and kinda had been looking for a cheap one to play just as a hobby. I wanted full size and rotary valves, and was having trouble finding anything cheap and in good shape. I know there had been plastic tromobones and trumpets out for awhile, but this was the first 4/4 tuba I had seen, and it was about half the price of a worn used brass one, so I thought I'd try it out.
It sounds fine for a hobbyist. The only group I play in is a college alumni band and it'll be fine for that. If you need better than "fine" then probably keep looking.
It came with no instructions. Not that I need instructions on how to play or even how to do maintenance, but I'm thinking that this plastic is going to crack sooner or later. It's made of ABS and can likely be patched and glued, but I'd like to know what the manufacturer recommends when that happens.
The included gig bag has no padding at all.
I can abide most of that, but out of the box, the second valve sticks open. The springs on the valves are pretty heavy and I think they have to be because the tolerances in cylinders is so tight. 1 is fine, 2 sticks open, and 3 and 4 are both slow to close. The valve bodies are all metal. I pulled the cylinder out of 2 and checked it with a caliper and it's very close to round. I gave is a good lube, turned it 180°, and put it back in, and it still stuck when it was open. So it seems like the problem is in the cylinder itself and that's going to be a PITA. I can't fit the caliper in there to see if it's out of round but I pulled the #3 valve body and tried to stick it in the #2 cylinder and I couldn't turn it without feeling it hit.
One nice thing is that large parts of the tubing can be unscrewed and removed for clearance. What would be nicer would be to just get one that worked correctly to begin with. Amazon's site says to contact the seller about warranty info (because none was included with the tuba). Fortunately the seller has some local B&M stores so hopefully I won't have to ship it if it can be repaired or replaced. I'll update whatever hapens.
It sounds fine for a hobbyist. The only group I play in is a college alumni band and it'll be fine for that. If you need better than "fine" then probably keep looking.
It came with no instructions. Not that I need instructions on how to play or even how to do maintenance, but I'm thinking that this plastic is going to crack sooner or later. It's made of ABS and can likely be patched and glued, but I'd like to know what the manufacturer recommends when that happens.
The included gig bag has no padding at all.
I can abide most of that, but out of the box, the second valve sticks open. The springs on the valves are pretty heavy and I think they have to be because the tolerances in cylinders is so tight. 1 is fine, 2 sticks open, and 3 and 4 are both slow to close. The valve bodies are all metal. I pulled the cylinder out of 2 and checked it with a caliper and it's very close to round. I gave is a good lube, turned it 180°, and put it back in, and it still stuck when it was open. So it seems like the problem is in the cylinder itself and that's going to be a PITA. I can't fit the caliper in there to see if it's out of round but I pulled the #3 valve body and tried to stick it in the #2 cylinder and I couldn't turn it without feeling it hit.
One nice thing is that large parts of the tubing can be unscrewed and removed for clearance. What would be nicer would be to just get one that worked correctly to begin with. Amazon's site says to contact the seller about warranty info (because none was included with the tuba). Fortunately the seller has some local B&M stores so hopefully I won't have to ship it if it can be repaired or replaced. I'll update whatever hapens.
