The tuba has been named instrument of the year with its soft, dark and rich sound. It has numerous supporters in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district.

Münsing's mayor Michael Grasl has been playing the tuba since he was a teenager. “I was totally thrilled, it was love at first sight,” says the 56-year-old. The previous prejudice that only tall, fat people could play the tubA has long since been refuted.