Posted by js on May 03, 2003 at 17:57:39:
In Reply to: Valves on F Tuba posted by me on May 03, 2003 at 17:34:05:
not stuffier at all...
all sorts of interesting variants made in the past, but the "normal" 6th valve these days is a "long" half-step which is in tune with the 4th valve...in effect a CC tuba 2nd valve
Purposes:
- ultimate fine tuning of F# & B natural below the staff (6-4)
- possibly a better choice for low A (5-6-4)
- superior fingering for low Ab (6-2-3-4)
- superior fingering for low G (5-6-3-4)
- alternate "brassy"-sounding (for voicing purposes) fingering for low F (5[pulled]-6-1-2-3-4)
- alternate fingering for C below the staff (6-2-3)
- possibilities of facility of many 1/2 step trills (too many possibilities to list)