possibly Miraphone 191 inspired? Here's a wishlist, if you're involved on development.
1. Longer 3rd tubing
2. Moar 4th valve pull! Or maybe, enough push for a good 124 low Eb. That note really sucks on the 191, compounded by complete absence of resistance.
4. Waterkey after the tuning slide - so much spinning required.
5. Gotta wonder what a normal bore size would do for it - .835" isn't the world's largest, but fudge factor for the short leadpipe and maybe it is. .748" would still be big-bore, for the leadpipe length. (danger of losing quasi-5/4 cred? but probably not the 5/4 sound)
6. Make 1st valve pull accessable - can't touch it without messing up the critical 3rd valve placement.
7. The bell is so dark on this instrument, that gold brass is probably pointless.
8. Moar tuning slide travel! It's only in tune in about a 6* F window.
gold-brass 5/4 size BBb 4-rotor tuba - one-off/prototype/new
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TheGoyWonder
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Re: gold-brass 5/4 size BBb 4-rotor tuba - one-off/prototype
What, is that exactly what they did? Even if so I did not "dibs" it.
I'm sure extremely well made, and the 6/4 leadpipe + 6/4 valves + 4/4 body + 5/4 bell all crammed into a 3/4 footprint concept is fascinating, just not ideal for me. Makes for a very deep sound, I'll leave it at that. Happy selling.
I'm sure extremely well made, and the 6/4 leadpipe + 6/4 valves + 4/4 body + 5/4 bell all crammed into a 3/4 footprint concept is fascinating, just not ideal for me. Makes for a very deep sound, I'll leave it at that. Happy selling.