Thor vs. PT6P

southerntuba · Post by **southerntuba** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:05 pm

Anybody ever played the PT6P and the MW "Thor" back to back? Please respond with your thoughts.

Steve Inman · Post by **Steve Inman** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:27 am

I tooted the Thor (not back-to-back with the PT6) at WWBW a while back. Although I did not immediately verbalize an intermixed combination of eschatology and scatology as Scooby proposed above,

, I was indeed AMAZED when tooting the Thor. My first thought was "WOW", followed immediately by a Will Smith quote from Independence Day, "I have GOT to get me one of THESE!"

Cheers,

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:22 pm

Having tried a PT-6 and Thor, I completely agree with Scooby. The PT-6 makes a tubby BAT like sound while the Thor is like a 4/4 CC on steroids. Which is preferable probably depends on taste and application.

ASTuba · Post by **ASTuba** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:23 pm

I've never played two of these back to back, but the Thor I played was an incredible low CC tuba, but the upper register was kind of blah, unresponsive, and had some funky pitch things to it.

Also, I've played about 5 PT-6P's, and I've only like maybe 2 of those. There were a lot of funky pitch things as well with the 3 of them I didn't like as well.

When I say funky, it was something beyond what I would call a "normal" intonation challange.

quinterbourne · Post by **quinterbourne** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:16 pm

Scooby Tuba wrote:there are a couple of really simple tweaks that make the low range on a PT6P really jump out of the horn.

Could you elaborate on this? Could you post or send me a PM?

ASTuba · Post by **ASTuba** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:23 pm

Scooby Tuba wrote:
ASTuba wrote:I've never played two of these back to back, but the Thor I played was an incredible low CC tuba, but the upper register was kind of blah, unresponsive, and had some funky pitch things to it.

Also, I've played about 5 PT-6P's, and I've only like maybe 2 of those. There were a lot of funky pitch things as well with the 3 of them I didn't like as well.

When I say funky, it was something beyond what I would call a "normal" intonation challange.

What is that supposed to mean?

I guess I'll elaborate more on that. I don't mind having to pull slides, play common alternate fingerings (2-3 for Eb in the staff, 2-3-5 for C# and F# below the staff). When I have to start playing D's in the staff 1-3, or G's near the top of the staff 4, then I am not interested....

ASTuba · Post by **ASTuba** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:43 pm

Scooby Tuba wrote:
ASTuba wrote:
Scooby Tuba wrote:
What is that supposed to mean?

I guess I'll elaborate more on that. I don't mind having to pull slides, play common alternate fingerings (2-3 for Eb in the staff, 2-3-5 for C# and F# below the staff). When I have to start playing D's in the staff 1-3, or G's near the top of the staff 4, then I am not interested....
That's so far from my experience (and that of some very well know high profile players) that I have no appropriate (non-smartass sounding...) response! I don't have to do any of that on mine and I'm reeeeealy picky, too

Glad yours worked out better for you, but I can tell you that the 3 of us that were at the music shop that day weren't impressed by the Thor that was there.

Getzeng50s · Post by **Getzeng50s** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:46 am

I tell you, Ive had my Pt6 for a little over a year now, and I tell you, the low register was very very stuffy, but it takes a different kind of blow than 4/4 horns. a rediculously different blow. i wanted to throw my horn out the windo when i got it. but now, after a few years and a lot of time on it, i dont think id trade it for anything right now in my career. this thing is fantastic.

OOps BTW i have a Rotor PT6