Lechgold FT-15/6L Tuba in F

I bought the silver model and use a Denis Wick 3SL Heavy mouthpiece.
The tuba is used in smaller Egerländer lineups as well as an orchestra tuba (as 1st voice next to double bass tubas).

I am enthusiastic about the tuba. How much of the enthusiasm is due to the fact that the expectations at this price / model are rather low, I can not say exactly.

The tuba gets off to a good start. Especially in the difficult register between high F and high C, I find the response at least as good as a B&S 3100(!).
It pops too early in my opinion, but this can certainly be minimized with practice. Compared to tubas of the own brand of a music store in Upper Franconia, which cost almost 2,000 € more, the Lechgold is the clear winner in terms of response.

In the range between small C and large A, the tone is not properly centered and sounds somewhat dull. When playing with a mute (Yamaha SilentBrass), this is even more noticeable.
Nevertheless, I find the overall sound beautiful.

Intonation is not so easy with the tuba, it takes patience and a lot of trial and error.

The position of the valve pushers (right hand) is definitely for large hands or long fingers. I will change that by an instrument maker.
Also, for the left hand, the pushers are a bit far away compared to many common F tubas of the big brands.

Compared to the 3100, the left hand valves are in a different order, so some adjustment is required.

The case is okay, the lid basically goes on a bit sluggishly, so you have to help out when closing it. For the price, you can get over that - especially since I always use a gig bag.

Despite the small weaknesses, it is definitely a good instrument.