Posted by on February 03, 2004 at 01:33:55:
In Reply to: Eb or F tubas? posted by Chris on February 03, 2004 at 01:03:12:
Eb tubas:
I think more folks who play Eb tubas (not all, by any means) consider using an Eb tuba as their "one" tuba to get around all sorts of playing situations.
[This is by NO means an insult to Eb players!]... I think Eb tubas are, in general, a lot more "player-friendly" than F tubas, and are often easier to just pick up and get a good sound.
More Eb tubas seem to have wider bell throats and flares - offering "mellower" timbres.
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F tubas:
Most of them suck, but admittedly I play one anyway...???
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All of the above (Eb tuba) comments are terrible over-generalizations. I never reply to this sort of thread, but thought I would try once.