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Tuba Rental Seattle
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:28 pm
by bubblelord
Hey everyone,
I am hoping to spend some free time learning tuba this summer, but don't know where to look to rent / borrow a tuba. I'm in the Seattle area. Anybody have any advice for where to look?
Cheers
Re: Tuba Rental Seattle
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 11:27 pm
by quiethorn
It looks like Music & Arts or Kennelly Keys don't list tuba rentals on their websites. You could call and ask if they rent or if not, if they know where.
Re: Tuba Rental Seattle
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 6:21 am
by Sweaty
Because of the limited supply, renting a tuba is crazy expensive. I believe it would be cheaper to buy a decent used one and resell it later.
Re: Tuba Rental Seattle
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 8:00 am
by timothy42b
https://mackbrass.com/tu422l-3%2F4-bbb-tuba
Tom is my neighbor, and he has a good reputation for service. These are Chinese copies but he does some extra quality control on them.
Re: Tuba Rental Seattle
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 9:33 am
by BGuttman
Kinda far from Seattle, no?
Re: Tuba Rental Seattle
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 10:29 am
by Crazy4Tbone86
Sweaty wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 6:21 am
Because of the limited supply, renting a tuba is crazy expensive. I believe it would be cheaper to buy a decent used one and resell it later.
If is difficult to find a business that will rent a tuba, but I don't think it is a lack of instrument supply. It is really a "the bigger they are, the harder they fall" situation. If a flute or trumpet fall off of a table (remember, most renters are young, school-aged kids), the repairs are relatively easy and the instrument maintains a very high percentage of its original valve. Many of the smaller instruments can be rented multiple times and still be in great condition, even with several repairs.
If a tuba falls off of a table (again, most renters are kids) the damage can be enormous plus the repairs can be very labor-intensive and expensive. A tuba with crushed tubing instantly looses a large percentage of its original value. The tooling for tuba repairs is also very expensive. I think music retailers avoid renting tubas because it would be very tough to make a profit.
Re: Tuba Rental Seattle
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 11:05 am
by timothy42b
BGuttman wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 9:33 am
Kinda far from Seattle, no?
Still might be cheaper even paying shipping costs. What would they be, couple hundred USD?
Re: Tuba Rental Seattle
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 12:55 pm
by fsgazda
Try contacting Dan Oberloh. He's a repair tech who sells tubas also. No idea if he rents, but he knows the tuba community in Seattle.
http://www.oberloh.com/