York Eb?

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:14 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/JW-York-Sons-Tuba-R ... dZViewItem

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:16 pm

For comparison, here's a York Eb:

and a BBb:

showing what was mentioned above

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:41 pm

When I was shopping for my very first tuba, there was one of these available locally. Guy wanted $500 for it; it had a nice sound but was sharp in the high range and flat in the low range...one of those instuments where the low octave Eb is more like a 9th. I passed. Are all of these like this, intonation-wise?

MA

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:35 pm

MaryAnn wrote:Are all of these like this, intonation-wise?

Yes. In the early 20th century the octave was much longer than the one we are familiar with.

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:20 pm

Donn wrote:
MaryAnn wrote:Are all of these like this, intonation-wise?
Yes. In the early 20th century the octave was much longer than the one we are familiar with.

This would be the justly-infamous "non-Euclidian tuning" that neither Bierce nor Lovecraft dared write about, I believe?

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:23 pm

Mary Ann,
The intonation problem could be caused by many possibilities including a mouthpiece that doesn't match up with the horn.
And, for the record, I much prefer Debbie Harry to the monkey.