Posted by Doug Whitten on January 23, 2003 at 12:02:50:
In Reply to: Re: Should I buy an F tuba first? posted by Dan Bradley on January 23, 2003 at 10:58:22:
"...Playing/Practicing F tuba is just as good for your playing as CC tuba." I do not agree. When I first got an F tuba, I played it almost exclusively for nearly a year. During that time I found that my sound gradually became "smaller" and I started playing more tense. On those occasions that I did play CC tuba, it just didn't have the sonority that I remembered.
I still play F tuba nearly everyday, but only after I have been playing my big horn. Since returning to the CC for warm-ups and technical etudes, Rochut's, etc. I have found that I play the F much more relaxed, with a warmer sound, and with much more control of my air.
Even if I never performed on CC again (which isn't going to happen), I would still keep one around to use as a warm-up tool.