Posted by Chuck(G) on August 15, 2002 at 15:45:25:
In Reply to: Gold or Silver Plated Monster Weights posted by Desert Rat on August 15, 2002 at 07:59:03:
Gold-plated monsterweights will be a valuable addition to your Jinbao, but you'll need to make a simple modification after they've been installed.
Fill the horn with a medium aggregate concrete (Sakrete is fine). This will increase the mass of the resonant body even more than the monsterweights. The result will be a tuba that will simply refuse to play out-of-tune (or at all, for that matter). A side benefit is that the added mass will serve as a theft deterrent.
And it'll look great sitting in your garden.