Carl Fischer 1/2? BBb
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Re: Carl Fischer 1/2? BBb
I might be wrong about this, but looking at the tubing it appears to be an eb horn
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Re: Carl Fischer 1/2? BBb
The owner seems to know enough about tubas to not be making that mistake.thejester10276 wrote:I might be wrong about this, but looking at the tubing it appears to be an eb horn
Notice the loop at the top bow, I haven't seen many Eb tubas with those.
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Re: Carl Fischer 1/2? BBb
Price seems a bit stiff for a woofed out looking old Eb tuba.
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Re: Carl Fischer 1/2? BBb
BBb, but does seem steep. If you wanted a minimum size like this, would that be pretty easy to scare up at lower cost? I wonder how this would sound next to a "travel tuba"; I wouldn't be surprised if it would be pretty easy to pick up a Chinese one used at similar cost, but this thing probably sounds better, doesn't it?
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Re: Carl Fischer 1/2? BBb
I was mistaken: insert mouthpiece; buzz with all valves open and the quartz tuner says D#, not Eb.Donn wrote:BBb, but does seem steep. If you wanted a minimum size like this, would that be pretty easy to scare up at lower cost? I wonder how this would sound next to a "travel tuba"; I wouldn't be surprised if it would be pretty easy to pick up a Chinese one used at similar cost, but this thing probably sounds better, doesn't it?
For future edification, this is what a small, 33" long BBb tuba looks like:
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Re: Carl Fischer 1/2? BBb
FWIW, if someone wants a tiny BBb tuba that actually plays well and sounds decent (for its size), several of these have come through my shop. They can often be had for far less than the Eb tuba in the original ebay listing. 12 pounds, decent little contrabass tuba.
http://www.amatiinstruments.com/tuba/abb_223g.php
http://www.amatiinstruments.com/tuba/abb_223g.php
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