Re: Teacher wont let me use my new CC horn!!


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Posted by Whose band is it anyway? on August 13, 2001 at 17:12:58:

In Reply to: Teacher wont let me use my new CC horn!! posted by James McNeil on August 13, 2001 at 17:01:55:

The best reason is that the Band Director (whose opinion is the only one that counts) doesn't want you to.

The intonation issue isn't with your horn per se, but with the different intonation tendencies of BBb and CC tubas. It can be a problem, although it depends on the players and the horns. I'm a mostly BBb player and have played in several bands with mixed sections of BBb and CC tubas. Based on director comments and our own tuner and ear checks, we have had almost no intonation problems, but then several of the players in the section were old pro's (some on other instruments) with very good ears and a lot of ensemble experience.

I've actually had more trouble trying to play any other BBbin tune with Yamaha YBB641's than I've ever had playing together with CC horns.


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