Just curious,
about how much would it cost to cut a Bb tuba to a C? Does anyone know of anyone/any place who does that?
I already know cc fingerings but was just curious about this cutting philosophy.
Tuba cutting
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Re: Tuba cutting
I don't know of anyone who actively solicits work to cut tubas from BBb to CC. That said... it's basically a matter of removing about 24" from the open bugle (total length of the leadpipe and large bows) and reducing the tuning circuits by about 12%. Although it's basically just mathematics... the results are unpredictable and not always good.
If you have a BBb and desire a CC... sell the BBb and put the funds toward a CC of known quality.
If you have a BBb and desire a CC... sell the BBb and put the funds toward a CC of known quality.
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Re: Tuba cutting
What is the BBb tuba?
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Re: Tuba cutting
TubaTinker wrote:the results are unpredictable and not always good
Then you don't have a BBb or a CC tuba... just an expensive pile of metal that isn't much good to anyone.
Like the man said, find a CC that plays well for you(not as easy as it sounds) and sell the BBb to fund it.
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Re: Tuba cutting
It's a thing, as they say. Lately seems to be popular in the backwoods auto scene.InTuneBb wrote:I already know cc fingerings but was just curious about this cutting philosophy.
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Re: Tuba cutting
"Backwoods" meaning South Africa?
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Re: Tuba cutting
I'm going to guess that one may find something corresponding to "backwoods" in most countries, but the observations that prompted that comment were from the US and (apparently) Russia. The video linked above illustrates the results of the cutting philosophy, but not so much backwoods.tbn.al wrote:"Backwoods" meaning South Africa?
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Re: Tuba cutting
Sam Gnagey has made quite a number of CC instruments which have been cut from King 2341 BBb bodies and use an early 20th Century monster Eb bell and bottom bow. He also adds a 5th valve and people are quite happy with the result. These are more "Sam Gnagey CC tubas" than something he cuts on contract but, at the present time, he is about the only person who does this on a regular basis.InTuneBb wrote:Just curious,
about how much would it cost to cut a Bb tuba to a C? Does anyone know of anyone/any place who does that?
I already know cc fingerings but was just curious about this cutting philosophy.
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Re: Tuba cutting
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