What Kind of valves do you prefer?

[Kevin Hendrick]

I prefer rotary because many of the piston horns have such a long throw and the buttons are so far apart, my hand gets contorted into uncomfortable positions. The MW 45 SLP F? Forget it!

Little Hands

Rose, it's not just "little hands" that have that problem -- arthritic hands (of any size) have the same problem. The "pain factor" is a major consideration for some of us. I'm just glad there's still a good selection of rotary-valve tubas in production (and some interesting ones on the way)!

Kevin

[Getzeng50s]

I Prefer the ones on my tuba! if i had other ones, I would probably have em.? ehh i like talking out my bumm sometimes. im a wierdo. go ahead, try and figure me out.

[Kevin Hendrick]

... ehh i like talking out my bumm sometimes.

Ah, so you're human! We all do that from time to time (some of us more than others )

... im a wierdo ...

Did you ever look at a bell curve, and notice what a small percentage of the area under the curve lies exactly on the centerline (i.e. "normal")? Statistically, "normal" is precisely what most folks aren't ... the vast (well, maybe half-vast ) majority of people are a bit odd in some way, and we still get along OK.

[Getzeng50s]

haha im a littlr more so out of the normal.. people hang out with me sometiumes just to observe me in action. its fun! i love attention and making people think