Posted by Bob the older on December 20, 2000 at 08:26:27:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Making a tuba fit posted by Tom C. on December 18, 2000 at 18:31:41:
Tom,
A number of years ago, I had a similar problem. Mine was complicated by the fact that placing the horn on my legs caused a sciatica (pressure on the sciatic nerve) which caused cramping and pain. I am too tall to put the horn on the chair and the horn was too short to put it on "top" of my lap. The net of my research (I tried a number of horns) is that none of them were much better than the other in solving this problem. I now use a block to rest the horn on if the chair is big enough or a stand if the chair is not big enough (i.e. a folding chair). I have been through about 6 "designs" on the block and now I have a very satisfactory solution.
I would guess that horns, like cars, airplane seats, etc. are designed for some hypothetical "average" person. There are other problems like valve placement that make some horns not work for some people. Good luck in finding something that works well for you.