This resulted in a much needed improvement in quality, but the instrument gained quite a bit of weight and although good in its own right, was quite different than the older and finer versions such as the featured tuba. The valves, which were never great in the pre 1980s versions became absolutely gruesome in quality(still not as shitty as modern Chinese though…) and coupled with their atrocious version of the modern Unibal linkage AND the lousy metal quality cost them many potential customers.Īfter the fall of the Iron Curtain, the factory then invested heavily in modernization and they adopted many of the production techniques of their German neighbors, ie: Hydraulic bow forming, CNC machined valves and minibal linkage. I believe the poor reputation of Cerveny tubas especially in the USA was due to this time period. At that point, things started getting rough(er) for the factory and the quality took a serious dip, with the model now being identified as a Cerveny or Amati 401. The design of the 601 feature tuba was used from 1948 until the early 1980s. As the nationalization took place, the state ownership basically merged a number of designs from other previous factories to create a bizzare mix of models now under the ambiguously named “Lignatone” or Amati factory, which used various elements from Cerveny, Bohland&Fuchs, Hüttl and Stowasser to name a few.Įven with all the mixing and matching, the Cerveny 601, as it was named after WW2, retained its design from the pre WW2 versions and in most respects, stayed true to its original DNA. Although Cerveny was not affected by the initial expulsion of the ethnic German workforce that took place in Gräslitz (Kraslice), they were eventually nationalized and members of the Cerveny family/ownership were forced to flee and/or renounce the factory. Valves are already the more “modern” design.Īs discussed in previous blog posts, the aftermath of WW2 was a difficult time for the Cerveny factory. The nominal internal bore size of 21.20mm has remained constant even till now as well as the two piece bell design. The older valves had the nifty feature of being top loading which made servicing easier especially if you didn’t have the right tools. The valves were of the patented “Waltzer” design used until the early 1930s when Cerveny switched to a more modern design. While the general architecture of this model has existed since the 1920s, it was known before WW2 as the Triumpf (triumph) Model 1024. The earliest incarnation of the 601 before it was known as such. Although seen by most tubists as a budget, old fart commie machine(their words, not mine), the past 20 years has seen a rising interest and a better understanding of what this design is truly capable of, ie: one of the best Kaiser tubas of the 20th century. Other than 1-2 1950s Melton/B&Ms and the occasional Rudolph Meinl 6/4 bazooka, this Kaiser BBb tuba was one of the largest commercially available tubas accessible to the general public. One of the most iconic tubas of the 20th century would most likely be the Cerveny Model 601 BBb.
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