BBb or Eb
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:13 am
Can anyone tell by this photo whether this Reynolds Contempora is a BBb or Eb? If not how else can I find out? Thanks.
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Re: BBb or EEb
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:23 am
Bb, by the length of tubing.
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:38 am
This looks like an Effer to me. The BBb versions I've seen have a huge recording bell.
Re: BBb or EEb
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:41 am
+1. Without question. Too many loops after the valve section for an Eb.JohnSzkutko wrote:Bb, by the length of tubing.
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:03 am
+1 I borrowed one of these a while back. It was BBb and looked just like this one. Great intonation for a 3 valve!
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:57 am
BBb. No question.
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:09 pm
BBb
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:52 pm
How unwise of you!KiltieTuba wrote:I'm going to go against the wisdom here and say Eb
It is a BBb based on the length of the 2nd valve circuit.
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:07 pm
Say whatever you want. A tuner will say BBb.KiltieTuba wrote:I'm going to go against the wisdom here and say Eb
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:23 pm
The question turned around bit:
Are there any Eb tubas where the 3rd loop is as long as the outer loop of the main bugle?
Klaus
Are there any Eb tubas where the 3rd loop is as long as the outer loop of the main bugle?
Klaus
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:38 pm
Face it, Ian. You are wrong, again. 
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:48 pm
Are you smarter than a 5th grader? The 5th grader will note that the 2nd valve loop is about 5" long on an Eb, and about 7" long on a BBb. Close enough for jazz.
Re: BBb or Eb
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:30 pm
I've played that model tuba: BBb.