Posted by tuba slang on January 31, 2002 at 21:37:07:
In Reply to: What's it for? posted by Tim Cary on January 31, 2002 at 17:01:14:
"top-loader" - in tuba lingo usually refers to gig bags with bell-end zippers
"top-action" - in tuba lingo usually refers to tubas with pistons oriented vertically and with the bell on the player's left side.