Re: Re: bass trombone or tuba (EEB, BB, CC)


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Posted by Chuck(G) on December 28, 2000 at 17:15:17:

In Reply to: Re: bass trombone or tuba (EEB, BB, CC) posted by Rick Denney on December 28, 2000 at 12:46:18:

What Rick didn't mention is that the guy under the tuba bell should probably be the LAST one to pass judgement on the sound. It's not that we don't have the ears for it, but that we can't really hear the ensemble that well. And we do tend to get carried away with our own sound.

During the holidays, I substituted a small-bore (York 0.655) BBb helicon for the 983 EEb I normally use with my amateur quintet. I loved what I heard, but the other players said that while the helicon sound was interesting and more assertive, the eefer blended better. But we used the helicon anyway because of the visual interest and hey, it's Christmas. Next week, it's back to the 983...




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