Posted by Big James on May 24, 2001 at 14:02:13:
In Reply to: Switching between C and BBb tubas posted by Tracy H on May 24, 2001 at 00:45:24:
I recentally (three weeks ago) recieved my CC in the mail a few weeks ago. Those horns are great, they sound great, much much better than BBb's. The fingerings are no problem as long as you keep a cool head, and remember which horn you're playing, needless to say, my band director was less than happy when I was playing a whole step down with the CC fingerings on a BB horn, you'll get used to it soon, and then switching will be no problem. According to my private teacher, the CC horns are good for band use too, even though its commonly concieved to not work well with a band setting. It also helps out a lot if your new horn has a fifth valve. Good luck on the new horn.
Big James: The tuba god