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Powerful American-style Tuba





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Powerful and flexible, the Eastman EBB534 BBb professional tuba delivers the ideal sound for almost any musical application. Pitched in BBb, this tuba features a quartet of front-facing pistons for fast and responsive playability and improved intonation. It has an American-style 19-3/4-inch yellow brass bell for broad projection that effortlessly fills the room. The bell, combined with the 0.689-inch bore, offers a warm sound, luxurious overtones, and harmonic content. Finally, the tuba bears a lacquer finish to add extra warmth to the sound. Wherever you’re playing the Eastman EBB534 tuba, its authoritative sound will fit right in.





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Crafted in the American style





For generations, tubaists have argued whether a German-style or American-style tuba is superior. While Sweetwater isn’t going to weigh in on this debate, we can certainly describe what an American-style tuba sounds like. American-style tubas, like the EBB534, generally have larger bells with a very pronounced flare in the final inches. The more dramatic bell flare leads to a broad sound that can be described as less aggressive than German tubas. When you sit down to play the EBB534, its 19-3/4-inch yellow brass bell offers a softer sound with friendly harmonic content that floats through a concert hall like a cloud.





Piston valves offer superb playability





Eastman brasswind instruments are known for their impressive playability. Instruments like the EBB534 only exemplify this quality. The EBB534 comes with a 4-valve cluster with front-facing pistons; the front-facing architecture promotes instrument stability and improved ergonomics. Each valve is painstakingly lapped with its casing until the instrument achieves smooth and consistent playability across all four valves. If you’re looking for a tuba that plays as well as it sounds, you owe it to yourself to audition the EBB534 BBb tuba.





Tones fit for every situation





The EBB534 projects warm and centered tones that can slot into any arrangement. As a BBb tuba, it supplies extra weight in the low end. You won’t have to worry about major intonation issues, either! The low brass engineers at Eastman designed the EBB534 to deliver trustworthy intonation across all registers. Whether you’re playing in a community band, orchestra, or small ensemble, the EBB534 has the sound to handle them all.





Eastman EBB534 BBb Professional Tuba Features:


4/4-size BBb tuba for high-level players


American-style 19-3/4-inch bell delivers broad and cloud-like projection


0.689-inch bore provides plenty of breath support


Front-action piston valves offer dependable playability


Lacquer finish supplies extra warmth


Includes deluxe wheeled case