Posted by Rick Denney on July 17, 2000 at 02:54:47:
In Reply to: Adding a fourth valve posted by Scott on July 16, 2000 at 22:30:14:
Of course, then you'd only have a four-valve F tuba, which is pretty limiting all by itself.
If you use Miraphone parts (just to name one example), a rotary valve, the two bends, inner slides, outer slides, and crook, in loose, unfinished parts, will cost about $400. Add labor. Lots of it, unless you are willing to tackle the project yourself.
Rick "Can't even easily play all quintet literature with just four valves" Denney