Posted by Todd S. Malicoate on April 15, 2003 at 00:40:43:
In Reply to: Choices posted by Ben King on April 14, 2003 at 20:42:29:
Why? Are you going to a college with no tubas? Are your parents buying you a horn for graduation? Take some free advice for what it's worth - use the money you were going to spend on a new tuba and finance that much more of your education. Figure out if you want to devote a career to tuba playing. The new horn will still be available later.
There is entirely too much talk on this board about which horn is right for which ensemble/joh/situation. Learn to sound good on what you have.
This to me is analogous to a Kia owner wanting just a bit more sophistication from a car. Unbelievable...
Does it irritate anyone else here that someone in high school, with the resources to purchase a Hirsbrunner as a "college horn," is complaining about a fear of commitment? Wow...
Irrelevant. Do you have trouble projecting in a large orchestra?
If you base your satisfaction with a new horn by wondering if you could have gotten something better, yes, you will always have regrets.
Are you auditioning for any major orchestras or a D.C. band in the near future? My guess is probably not. That being said, spend more time in the practice room with X University's best instrument (which, by the way, they will generally take care of the maintenance on) and work on the tools of the trade.