Switch to C Tuba?

[J.c. Sherman]

So may I ask what would that in the middle car be?

I'll always jump in and plug a large Eb for a good all-around "midsize" instrument. I find them more flexible than a smaller C. But I'm biased, and I know it. But when I go to a gig and I don't know what the stuff will be, I bring the big Eb - I know it'll get the job done, and I'll hit all the right notes. Call it a Kia Rio.

But one can hardly argue with a standard 4/4 CC or BBb as a good, flexible, Toyota Camry kind of tuba. And I admit to driving the Mini whenever I can. But don't rule out Eb. You have some of the power of a CC, with the flexibility and accuracy of a bass tuba. Win-win.

J.c.S.

[Wyvern]

I'll always jump in and plug a large Eb for a good all-around "midsize" instrument.

Many UK tubists have found that the case and some use for everything.

Having said that I understand Stuart Roebuck of the Halle Orchestra (up to mid-1980's) used an F for everything (even Prokofiev), so it can be done. I would not be surprised if there are still professional tubists in Germany using only F