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Is there a difference a B-Flat Tuba and a C-Tuba? I have only played B-Flat tubas throughout my time playing musical instruments because my school corporation's band department has always bought just B-Flat tubas. So I don't know what the difference is.

KiltieTuba wrote:About two feet

However the OP takes this comment...it's true.

KiltieTuba wrote:

pjdicris wrote:

KiltieTuba wrote: unless we are talking about the Bb and C tubas, which only have a one foot difference.

More like 7 feet, I believe. The C above BBb, in the same Helmholtz pitch notation, is just "C" - CC is near an octave below. So what we usually call a "CC" tuba is properly a "C" tuba.

TubaPresident wrote:Is there a difference a B-Flat Tuba and a C-Tuba? I have only played B-Flat tubas throughout my time playing musical instruments because my school corporation's band department has always bought just B-Flat tubas. So I don't know what the difference is.

My bad, I don't know why I put "B-Flat." I meant to use BBb. I want to know the difference between C Tubas and BBb Tubas.

You are being treated as a troll. Suggest you use the search function.

TubaPresident wrote:

TubaPresident wrote:Is there a difference a B-Flat Tuba and a C-Tuba? I have only played B-Flat tubas throughout my time playing musical instruments because my school corporation's band department has always bought just B-Flat tubas. So I don't know what the difference is.

My bad, I don't know why I put "B-Flat." I meant to use BBb. I want to know the difference between C Tubas and BBb Tubas.

When in doubt, start with Wiki (with all the caveats and grains-of-salt appertaining thereto) ... so:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuba

Art Hovey wrote:http://www.galvanizedjazz.com/tuba/Diversity.html

Nicely done -- thanks, Art!

Is there a sound difference?
I have never played a CC, here in Germany are nearly none.

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This 10 yr old post might help answer your question.

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