Dear euphonium manufacturer,

[imperialbari]

I've owned tubas that required slide-pulling, but sold them. I currently own three tubas (and a euphonium) which do not.

So you put a 5th valve trigger on your B&S F tuba and a 2nd rotor on the big MW just to show off your skills as a repairman?

[Sharp]

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[PMeuph]

We all now bloke is talking about Chinese horns.....

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[MSchott]

I doubt that a tuning slide trigger is an easy device to engineer. The tolerance of the male and female parts of the slide are close and there is grease so the spring must be pretty strong to overcome the friction. These tolerances of course have to be tight or the horn will leak and that would be a disaster. Esthetically, some manufacturers could do a better job on the lever itself but it needs to be a rugged part.

Regarding the need for one, I haven't played a horn with one for an extended period so I can't comment but my Willson 2900 has no notes so far out of tune that I can't compensate easily with my embouchure. I suppose a slide would help keep your chops fresher.

[PMeuph]

Bloke, Do you think a nickel-silver slide would improve the action on the main tuning slide and facilitate in the building of an apparatus that is not "Military-Grade" ?

[Rick Denney]

For every 1,000 engineers that spend their lives making things difficult, there are 10-20 who have a "knack" for figuring things out the easy/reliable/effective way who spend most of their time cleaning up he other 990's messes.

That's about the same ratio as pro-trained tuba players who end up actually making a living playing tuba. Those few are the ones who make it look easy.

(Oh, when Dyson can sell his simple design for the same price as the lousy Hoovers, instead of four times as much, I'll be impressed.)

Rick "who built several tuning sticks from model-shop bits that just worked" Denney

[ShoelessWes]

That's about the same ratio as pro-trained tuba players who end up actually making a living playing tuba. Those few are the ones who make it look easy.

(Oh, when Dyson can sell his simple design for the same price as the lousy Hoovers, instead of four times as much, I'll be impressed.)

Rick "who built several tuning sticks from model-shop bits that just worked" Denney

No discussion there.