Posted by Rick Denney on February 09, 2003 at 18:09:42:
In Reply to: Re: 3/4 BBb Tuba posted by Doc on February 09, 2003 at 14:02:48:
With all due respect, the 3/4 Rudy's are a little big to really be 3/4 instruments, it seems to me. They are easily as large as many so-called 4/4 instrument. The Rudy is as big (but in a different way) as a Conn 52J, for example, or a new King 2341. It's much bigger than the 182 (more like a big 184) that was on the original poster's list.
I feel the same way about the Cerveny piggy, which is really rather large for a 3/4.
When you place these instruments next to true 3/4 instruments, such as the Weril and the Yamaha 621, or the Lidl, the differences are quite apparent.
Note that I'm not disagreeing with your assessment of the "3/4" Rudy, which is a wonderful instrument by all accounts, but if it is small physical size you want, the Rudy isn't that small.
Rick "who thinks all the Rudy's are larger than their label indicates" Denney