bloke wrote: - Most tubas that I see (from the most irresponsible public school use to the fussiest professional use) feature pistons or rotors that are out of regulation.
+100 -- This is BY FAR the biggest cause of a tuba playing bad... assuming the waterkey cork is in place and there aren't any serious leaks.
Even minor valve alignment problems compound since there are usually three or more valves.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
TubaTinker wrote:This is BY FAR the biggest cause of a tuba playing bad...
Well, the biggest mechanical cause. Operator error is the biggest cause.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
