What Key Instrument(s) Do You Play Most Often?

[Z-Tuba Dude]

...just curious!

You can vote up to 4 times, so if you use (for instance) a lot of BBb, less Eb, and a tiny bit of F, you can do: "BBb, Eb & F" plus "BBb" plus "BBb & Eb"

Please expound, as necessary...

[NCSUSousa]

Where's the button for Piano (or other keyboard instrument)?

I'm hitting the button for "I only own 1 tuba and it's a BBb" so that's what I play.

[Bob Kolada]

I only play F anymore and haven't touched my Eb's or Eb valved bass in months. I voted BBb and F, even though the Bb playing is a little euph and tenor/bass trombone.

[bort]

I only play F anymore and haven't touched my Eb's or Eb valved bass in months. I voted BBb and F, even though the Bb playing is a little euph and tenor/bass trombone.

Interesting! What F do you have now?

[Chadtuba]

My 983 is the only tuba I own so when I'm playing tuba it's almost always Eb. That said, I haven't pulled my tuba out for quite awhile as I've been doing mostly euphonium playing this past academic year as I finished up my masters degree. The couple times I did pull out a tuba, I used one of the school's BBb's as it was easier to get to one of those at those moments.

[Jay Bertolet]

CC & Eb for me, though I find it ironic that the Eb in this case is mostly Eb cimbasso. I almost play 50/50 these days evenly split between CC and cimbasso. There's a small percentage (maybe 10-20%) of my Eb playing that is done on an Eb tuba.

[Bob Kolada]

I only play F anymore and haven't touched my Eb's or Eb valved bass in months. I voted BBb and F, even though the Bb playing is a little euph and tenor/bass trombone.

Interesting! What F do you have now?

None! , but otherwise an Army Miraphone 1281. I've only used it in concert band so far but have some quintet and a lot of Dixieland coming up in July. I'm planning on selling all my personal stuff and getting a front valve euph; I really don't play much anymore. That would reasonably cover any civie playing I would care to do, would free up space, and get a few misspent bucks back in my pocket.

[pjdicris]

My main axe is my Miraphone 188 CC. I play BBb for marching related endeavors. As such, I clicked both the 'CC' and 'BBb' buttons.

[muttenstrudel]

I play mainly F and sometimes CC if a contra bass is needed. Where I live in Germany CC is not common at all so in our county with 150,000 inhabitants, 17 wind bands with about 500 musicians, about 60 tubists I am the only one honking on a CC. The F is a little bit more common here, so there is at least another one in our county. The rest ist BBb.

[eupher61]

After 20 years of 95% F playing, I now have a BBb (Martin) for jazz and orchestra/band and an Eb (Conn) that I'll be using for a few solo things from time to time. I also have a BBb helicon which really, really plays well (Amati). I sometimes think that if I'd had the helicon BEFORE the Martin, the Martin would not be mine. I shudder at that thought, but I'm thrilled to have both.

[ajtuba]

I voted CC and Eb. The bulk of my playing currently is in brass band. On the Bb part I use my CC horn (don't have access to a BBb). I've been doing more Eb playing lately though, and that's a good thing. I've always preferred the Eb part.

[tubajoe]

All CC all the time.

[Tom Coffey]

Great thread. I am guessing that if it could somehow reach all, or nearly all, tuba players, BBb would dominate even more. For me, my good old CC Piggy will always be "home."

[Lee Stofer]

At the moment, it is about 40% BBb, 15% string bass, 30% CC and 15% electric bass.

[TubaTodd]

All CC all the time.

+1

[Bignick1357]

At the moment, it is about 40% BBb, 15% string bass, 30% CC and 15% electric bass.

Sounds like my life right now summer time=summer stock theater gigs, so gig wise it would be 50% Bass(electric or up right) 40%CC 10%F. But I would say as a senior in college it is 65%CC 35%F, the only reason why it is that much F is because I have a recital coming up it would probably be 85% CC 15% F any other time.

[Bignick1357]

At the moment, it is about 40% BBb, 15% string bass, 30% CC and 15% electric bass.

Sounds like my life right now summer time=summer stock theater gigs, so gig wise it would be 50% Bass(electric or up right) 40%CC 10%F. But I would say as a senior in college it is 65%CC 35%F, the only reason why it is that much F is because I have a recital coming up it would probably be 85% CC 15% F any other time.