Posted by ouch! on July 27, 2001 at 11:06:54:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: B pedal in BBb tubas posted by DZ on July 27, 2001 at 08:35:40:
Actually, it depends what they're compensating for: 
A limited upper-register  (!)    
too full of a lower register (!)   
or a hesitancy to pull slides (oof!)