Posted by Paul R. Ogushwitz on January 06, 1999 at 07:15:21:
In Reply to: 7th grader tuba mp situation - Creative solutions welcome posted by David L. Allen on January 05, 1999 at 23:53:23:
Suggest the problem may be the tuba as well as the mouthpiece. The 641 is a very big horn for a 105-pounder. He might do well with a smaller-bore, smaller-size, smaller-weight instrument; this big beast he is playing now spells d-i-s-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-m-e-n-t.
Michael's suggestion (that the fellow play baritone with a tuba book for a while) seems a good one. It's done all the time in the midwest polka bands. Or trot out the Band Boosters group to raise capital for a new or used kid-sized tuba.