Vaughan Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba

[Rick Denney]

Nickel makes the low notes sound like he's playing a contrabass tuba though.

Moreso than Fletcher? It didn't seem that way to me.

Rick "who thinks Fletch's sound has power and depth in the low register, and whose only complaint is that it is too serious" Denney

[Mark]

Nickel makes the low notes sound like he's playing a contrabass tuba though.

Moreso than Fletcher? It didn't seem that way to me.

Rick "who thinks Fletch's sound has power and depth in the low register, and whose only complaint is that it is too serious" Denney

I just listened to both and I do think Nickel's low register is better.

[kathott]

I have performed this concerto with orchestra on a Besson Sovereign Eb, also on an old Mirafone 180 F. I am playing it these days on a Yamaha 621 F, or a super 3 valve Imperial Eb.
In the case of the low notes on the three banger, I play them as fake notes and don’t attempt to compete with the orchestral tutti. Quite acceptable, if you don’t mind the timbre difference (on the very few notes that do occur).