MELTON MEINL WESTON 6450/2-S Baer Hand Made CC Tuba, 6/4

MELTON MEINL WESTON CC Tuba 6450/2-S Baer Hand Made, 6/4, 4 piston valves, hand-made, silver-plated, with gig bag

The new orchestral CC Tuba 6450 “Baer” was developed together with Alan Baer, the tubist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Baer needed a large orchestral CC tuba that would exhibit the flexibility to create an immense amount of sound without sacrificing core or clarity. While on tour with the New York Philharmonic, Meinl Weston brought Mr. Baer’s ideas to reality and created this new model together with him.

Characteristics:

• Key: CC
• Professional model Next Generation, custom-made
• Hand Made – crafted using traditional methods by assembling brass sheets and shaping components through hand hammering
• Material: Yellow brass
• Mouthpipe with an interchangeable sleeve system (includes 3 sleeves)
• Signature model: Baer Hand Made
• Bore: Ø 19 - 21.5 mm / .748" - .846" (5th rotary valve positioned on the long side of the tuning slide, operated by the right-hand thumb)
• Bell diameter: Ø 480 mm / 18.9"
• Height: 945 mm / 37.2"
• Size: 6/4
• Valves: 4 piston steel valves (big valve, front action), 5th rotary valve
• 1st, 3rd, and 4th valve slides equipped with corded stoppers
• PVAK valve alignment system
• Internal tuning slide components partially made of nickel silver
• Finish: Fully silver-plated
• Includes a gig bag with backpack straps