That just not the case. I have played many 6/4 tubas, and I own one, that have the leadpipes with a partial wrap just like the CSO York. But this instrument has MUCH LESS wrap than any Yorkophone. And there is NO WAY to hold it without twisting your body--just look at the pictures--unless you put your left hand down on your thigh and use it as a stand (or unless you use a stand). But this instrument is small enough so that it can sit properly across the lap and be played without twisting.Wes Krygsman wrote:This lead pipe design comes from the Chicago Yorks, and the players (Arnold Jacobs and Gene Pokorny) who got to/get to play them don't seem to have any trouble.
If this instrument had the partial wrap of a typical Yorkophone 6/4 tuba, I would agree with you. But it doesn't.
Rick "who also has never seen a York or one of its clones with that kink in the leadpipe rather than a smooth arc" Denney
