Posted by Lee Stofer on June 25, 2003 at 19:58:37:
In Reply to: Building a Tuba 'Stable'... posted by Builder on June 24, 2003 at 16:11:15:
My stable consists of a small 4-valve Eb tuba, a 4/4 BBb tuba, a sousaphone, a double-rotor bass trombone, a tenor trombone, a string bass and an electric bass. Those instruments can cover a lot of possibilities.
When building a stable, I'd suggest owning a sousaphone. It doesn't have to be the biggest, best one ever made. Even a properly set-up fiberglass sousaphone can sound rather good, which is a pleasant surprise to most folks, and can be had rather cheaply.
Lee Stofer