Posted by Leland on January 24, 2004 at 10:17:42:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Tuning Slide In Leadpipe?? posted by But on January 24, 2004 at 08:56:54:
Yup, the 3301/3302 have a short slide in the leadpipe. Of course, it's hard to argue whether it's still a "leadpipe" by that point anyway, since it's pretty far from the mouthpiece (not much longer than rotary tubas' leadpipes, either).
I never use it for tuning, though. I pull it out to dump water, and I expect that it collects spit & debris before it has a chance to contaminate the valves.
I also thought right away of the Hirsbrunner model with the short loop on the front side of the bell. That horn isn't a dog.