Posted by Dan Schultz on October 01, 2001 at 16:49:28:
In Reply to: Eb tuba for a brass band posted by Mary Ann on October 01, 2001 at 16:10:39:
I visited an 'authentic' brass band in Montrose, Scotland this past spring and guess what?... all of their tubas (nearly new Bessons) were BBb horns. In fact, I played with this group back in 1966 and if memory serves me correctly, only one of five of their tubas was an Eb. If you have questions about the preferrence, why not ask the director? My guess is they won't have a preferrence. By-the-way, if they are truly 'authentic' you will need to learn to read treble clef music, if you don't already.