used yfb 621 and the elusive yeb 621
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:48 pm
Why don't we see many used 321 f's and has anyone toyed with extending the f to make an eflat version? I have played an 822 lengthened to eflat and it was killer.
The only reason I haven't has been money... and the certain confusion in my head should I attempt to play two instruments with an identical grip and different fingerings... the grip tells my brain what key tuba I'm holding
The 621 Fs can do any "F" job. It may never be perfect, but it's very flexible.
My gripe with the 822 F has always been that it was an Eb tuba with too little tubing and without the benefit of a compensating valve section. Never struck me as an F tuba... Great instrument, but not the "F" timbre I expect.