Re: Re: Re: A better tuba?


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Posted by Chuck(G) on December 22, 2001 at 00:53:56:

In Reply to: Re: Re: A better tuba? posted by GC on December 21, 2001 at 22:14:12:

A. You are obviously unfamiliar with high-tech ceramics. They've built lubeless car engines out of the stuff.
B. Titanium tubing is readily available and can be creep-formed. It isn't easy, but the criterion for the exercise was "no holds barred".
C. Ren Schilke was dealing with trumpets; seems that most tuba players seem to value a dark sound.
D. I think most people would think it'd look silly.


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