Wessex Tubas Ltd Reviews

Name: Wessex Tubas Ltd
Address: 2 Viscount Court, South Way, Walworth Business Park, Andover, Hampshire
Rating: 3.87

3.9 Rating 99 Reviews

70 %

of reviewers recommend Wessex Tubas Ltd

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(0)7555 135212

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dolce@wessex-tubas.com

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2 Viscount Court,
South Way, Walworth Business Park,
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 5NW

Wessex Tubas Ltd 5 star review on 19th May 2023

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“Very corroded for being a brand new instrument. Tuning slides corroded with green oxidation. Will need repaired/cleaned by professional. Does not appear to have been looked over before shipping out. Tuba completely dry, took over an hour to service it with oil in order to attempt to play. The first valve locks randomly. Have had to pay to get it serviced in order to use it for concerts and performances. The metal of the bell is very thin. Appears it would be easy to get bent. Hard case come with very large scratch on side.”

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Posted 2 months ago

“The workmanship is ok, but the design is not. The thumb ring is place 90 degrees out of the position which would allow me to put my thumb in the ring when my fingers are on the valve buttons.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Shipping went good and it looks nice - but the valves on my intrument are disappointing. The second valve gets stuck every time since unpacking, the third always hits the body of the instrument, so it won't fully close. Playing like that is no fun and almost impossible. In the beginning a I was pretty excited to get this instrument... but with the risk of stuck valves out of the factory I'm afraid I probably won't buy another Wessex instrument.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Sorry, you have had these problems. That should not happen, and I have never heard of such problem with the Wagner Tuba before. Please email coda@wessex-tubas.com to arrange for the instrument to be replaced. Do mention that Jonathan has authorised replacement

Posted 1 year ago

“I requested new valve caps, but recieved the wrong size.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Buyers should be aware that the thumb key is NOT adustible. The supplied mouthpiece does not fit the horn (wobbles in the receiver). The receiver is American (Morse) taper. The valves are stiff. Other than that it plays ok. Not the best effort from a good company. If a tuba/euphonium company is going to offer a french horn they should at least get someone around who knows horns, or maybe just forget it.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“It sounds. It sound good to me, but I was playing while listening so I don't know how it sounds to other people. It comes with medium and big bore attachements and mouthpieces, that was unexpected and possitive. First problem is that it is so thinly made that I was afraid it may break at any moment, anywhere Then the valves looked cheap, I was afraid of them failing any time. Worse problem though it that it is a copy of the Holton TR395 superbone, including what for me is the worse defect: you can not really tighten enough the valve block against the bell. One part gets screwed on the other but the bell weight pushes in the opening direction. How strongly can you tighten it? How many times before it gets damaged? All in all, return before the 2 week period was over, money back without any problem, I only lost the edlivery part as clearly indicated in the webpage.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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Posted 4 years ago

Wessex Tubas Ltd is rated 3.9 based on 99 reviews