The Meinl Weston 197 is a classic original ‘Kaiser” style German “Large” 5/4 Bb tuba. The bell shape is classic early style. This instrument is a hand made sheetmetal model.
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197/2
Technical specifications
- Key : Bb
- Model : Original
- Bore : .846" / 21,48 mm
- Bell : 18.1" / 45,9 cm
- Height : 44.9" / 114 cm
- Size : 5/4
- Valves : 4 rotary valves
- Features : 3B™ linkage system, vertical pull tuning slide, yellow brass, handcrafted from sheet metal, special engraving, clear lacquered, incl. gig bag and accessories
- Finish : Clear lacquer finish
Artists
Mannheim Brass Quintett
Ensemble
Stefan Ambrosius
Tuba player of the Bavarian State Orchestra Munich and German Brass
Patricio Cosentino
International soloist and tuba teacher at the Brass Academy Alicante
Guillaume Dionnet
Principal Tuba with the Lyon National Orchestra and Professor of Tuba at the CNSM in Lyon
Florian Hatzelmann
Solotubist - Opernhaus Zürich
Stefan Heimann
Professor of Tuba at Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart and Mannheim
Siegfried Jung
Principal Tuba of the Nationaltheater Mannheim
Ross Knight
Solo Tuba of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Peter Laib
Tubist bei Ernst Hutter & die Egerländer Musikanten - Das Original
Stefan Tischler
Principal Tuba of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Alexander von Puttkamer
Tubist der Berliner Philharmoniker
Sebastian Wagemann
Solo-Tubist der Komischen Oper Berlin
Accessories
Gigbags
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