Poll: Rubber/Plastic or Cork Bumpers on your Rotary Tuba?

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Rubber/Plastic or Cork Bumpers on your Rotary Tuba?

Rubber/Plastic
29
73%
Cork
6
15%
Other
5
13%
 
Total votes: 40

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Poll: Rubber/Plastic or Cork Bumpers on your Rotary Tuba?

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Which do you prefer?
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Post by dmmorris »

Hard neoprene on the down stroke.
Cork on the rebound.
beta 14??..........OK!

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Solid steel if I'm driving in traffic... :wink:
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Post by dmmorris »

.....rubber pasties over chrome......like a '58 Cadillac
beta 14??..........OK!

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Post by Lew »

dmmorris wrote:Hard neoprene on the down stroke.
Cork on the rebound.
What he said.
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Post by porkchopsisgood »

neoprene....both sides
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Post by Mark E. Chachich »

Cork, I like the feel and response much better. I also like drinking the wine to get the cork.

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