I am located in Australia I would have to check if they ship here. Most likely not. Not many options for buying tubas here.

Has anyone had any experience with the Thomann 882 Eb tuba?

I was hoping for advice on which is the best budget opinion for a Eeb tuba.

Here were some of the ones I have been looking at.
Thomann EB 882
John Packer JP277 EEb Tuba (not a fan of the lead pipe)
John Packer JP377
Wessex Eb Champion TE560P
Wessex Eb Prelude TE260
Schiller?

I was keen to know if silver plated instruments corrode less then lacqaur ones? Such as red rot ect...

I know corrosion starts from the inside so if an instrument is plated, does that mean the plating on the inside of the tubing will protect the brass. Or will it still happen if the metal quality ...