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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						                    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
 
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                                        Mannheim Brass Quintett
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                                        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
                                    
                                
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                                Gigbags
                            
                                    
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