Info about Holton Harvey Phillips C Tuba

[Arkietuba]

[b]I would greatly appreciate any informantion of the Holton Harvey Phillips CC Tuba. I'm a college student looking to buy a new horn and this one is in my price range. I would like to know about intonation, response, etc. Thanks.[/b]

[bort]

I think you could do better in that price range.

[CJ Krause]

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[Roger Lewis]

is a very good horn. It packs a punch in its small stature with a very nice sound and well thought out design. Harvey designed the instrument so that you could overcome any peceived disadvantage of a 4 valve instrument by making the 4th slide a double pull slide, able to lower the valve a whole step. To set it up you set the 4th slide from G down to F and use it only in the low register. You play the low C 1&3 and the low B 12&3, pulling the 1st slide to get it tuned. Using the 4th valve this way turns it into a quasi compensating horn in the low register and able to play the low Db quite easily.

Valves 1, 3 and 4 are vented from the factory which helps it slur quite nicely and it has a wonderful full, dark sound that will carry further than you think.

I would recommend that you at least try it. Looks can be deceiving.

[Roger Lewis]

My bad - I've been play testing too many BBb horns lately and my thinking is confused. Yes the D should be played 1&3 and the Db 12&3.

Sorry.