Thank You All for your kind words.
It is very playable, but I will not say it's without quirks
The only one very noticeable one thou is a very sharp C staff (1-2),
but running a flat 3rd doesn't introduce any problems and brings it
down to an easy lipable area.
The privileged tones...said it before. Very solid. As I with 5 valves
don't really need them, maybe too solid. I can feel them all the way up
to Eb below staff, and they makes the Bb below a bit troublesome.
I messed up the leadpipe a bit. Hard to see at the picture, but adjusting
in a bit without taking it of and filling it wasn't really one of my brightest
moments. One of the faster ones thou
But It's OK. I wasn't too comfortable with the black stuff it was filled with
in the first place and it didn't really come out as nice as I wanted.
I started with a higher leadpipe, but got too close to the bell
On an other instrument that would might work, but there's really
something with these York bells. It's like they play music by
themselves......And loud...and what a sound
I needed some distance tho as it was too much.
Being quite fond of my BlokePiece Symphony, I must admit that it takes
a bit to control the horn with it. It's not a fight, but it all moves lighter
with different ones/shallower ones.
But. The result using it is NICE. An enveloping sound commonly associated to BATs
And this from a basstuba. And with an impressive dynamic range capable of
keeping it's tonal character throughout it.
Na, I like it a lot. It has already started to grow on me, but is an instrument that
takes more getting used to that most modern ones I've played.
But that's what it's about. Getting used to. Learning how to play it.
I had several nice comments at the gigs today saying the tuba sounded
phenomenal. What a great sound.
I claimed that was actually me, not the tuba, but I was left no honor.
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