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Re: shrunk-in-the-wash-tubas repairs
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:21 am
by Etienne1006
Just installed a MTS trigger on one... First time doing this kind of work.
(video is before the slide lapping, goes up by itself now
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vgZtdLhekLafzUG68" target="_blank
).
Do we know what in the design is causing that awful intonation?
Re: shrunk-in-the-wash-tubas repairs
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:20 am
by windshieldbug
Etienne1006 wrote:Do we know what in the design is causing that awful intonation?
Yes. They're either too long or not long enough!
Re: shrunk-in-the-wash-tubas repairs
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:07 am
by iiipopes
For community band, I have had great success when playing Am. Bari, or Euph, or both, with a Denis Wick SM Ultra 6. I have two: one for small shank (baritone/trombone size) for my Wessex BR115 (Wessex version of the American "hybrid" bell-front instrument) and a medium shank for my B&H 3-valve comp. The SM Ultra 6 is essentially a 6 1/2 AL but with a little deeper cup to avoid graininess in the low register, but not so deep a player can still give it proper breath support in the upper register, and the middle register just sings. Sings.