Posted by It is a ball on August 06, 2003 at 10:33:14:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tastes... posted by Mary Ann on August 06, 2003 at 09:49:02:
Older Besson tubas had a little brass ball soldered on at the bottom of the bottom bow, to rest the instrument on, I suppose. Depending on your height, they could either make it easier or harder to play the horn. For some players, they were extremely uncomfortable, hence the name.