Posted by Pat on January 23, 2003 at 12:10:38:
In Reply to: Re: 56j design flaws posted by Todd Morgan on January 22, 2003 at 22:15:18:
My point was not so much the position of the valve, but the fact that the main-tuning slide for the tuba has only two braces, making it vulnerable to little bumps and jolts. It doesn't take two much of a bump to wack the 5th valve out of alignment, resulting in a sticking valve.