B&S 3100/WGJ-L JBL F-Tuba

F Tuba

Jens Björn-Larsen (formerly of the Copenhagen Radio Philharmonic, now European Chamber Orchestra and tuba tutor in Hanover) had celebrated all his great successes and prizes on his B&S F-Tuba 3100W, and he couldn't find a comparable instrument.

Until he joined the development team at B&S himself: the basic concept was retained, but the proportions within the body were changed, all the slide bends were removed and a completely different leadpipe was fitted, with the first valve located in its centre.

In doing so, B&S surpassed Jens Björn-Larsen's original aim to be as good as the original - the new development was simply better, responded even more easily, tuned even better, and it retains the typical B&S F tuba sound, which does not try to be a C tuba sound.

• Body and bell made of gold brass
• Corrosion-proof gold brass leadpipe
• Nickel silver inner and outer slides
• Bore: 19.00 -21.00 mm
• Bell ?: 420 mm
• Height: 970 mm
• Weight: 8.48 kg
• 6 Rotary valves - valve arrangement 4 +2
• Spring-loaded 3B ball bearings
• Clear lacquer finish
• Includes gig bag and Perantucci PT64 mouthpiece