Re: Switch to Eb, or keep fighting with F


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Posted by Gerald J. on November 05, 1999 at 17:31:10:

In Reply to: Switch to Eb, or keep fighting with F posted by Brad on November 05, 1999 at 12:35:43:

I played a Jr Hi Eb tuba in a church brass group once that when the baritone player was absent I could fill in his parts and the conductor was totally confused because he heard the baritone, but there wasn't one there. It was a small and small bore. The Eb I have now is one of those old Holton monster Eb and it plays like a BBb except with worn valves it has rotten pitch. For me it has the same playing range as BBb from the pedal C to F above middle C and isn't as easy to play in its top octave as below that. You will need to select the size of your next Eb to get the character you wish. There may well be a different F with better low range than what you have now.

Gerald J.


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