Cut Holton 345 Tuba to Cc or original uncut Holton BB 345

kontrabasstuba · Post by **kontrabasstuba** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 7:14 am

Hi,
What's your experience with an cut tuba made by Bob Rusk. Did he made a good job? Is an uncut Tuba (Holton 345) easyer to play?
I mean the intonation...
Thanks

roweenie · Post by **roweenie** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:15 am

Here's a good place to start researching:

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bort · Post by **bort** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 10:49 am

Isn't the OP a Wessex guy anyway?

My impression is that either way, there is a lot of variation. Build quality was originally all over the place. Add to that the one-off nature of cutting down a tuba, and who knows what the results are. I'm guessing more intonation problems (slide pulling) on CC than BBb, with BBb also being imperfect.

bigboymusic · Post by **bigboymusic** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:58 pm

I've played three Rusk cut CC's. Two 345's and a york 6/4. The York was incredible. The Holton's were 'meh'.... I think it's more the beast than Rusk... They were just wackier than my Alex.....

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Cut Holton 345 Tuba to Cc or original uncut Holton BB 345

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