Posted by Gary Press on July 18, 2001 at 11:03:03:
In Reply to: 45SLP posted by Curious on July 17, 2001 at 16:19:39:
In a word...get it! Okay, so that's two words. I got mine about a month ago from Dave Fedderly, who is wonderful to do business with. He had 4 of them in stock and I found that they all played very well, but each had different playing characteristics. The one I settled on had a particularly dark sound to it which I think matches my Rudy 4/4 CC piston tuba pretty well.
The low register is definitely better than most others and the sound is just fantastic.
I can't recommend any other F tuba as highly and if you can get there, go pay Dave Fedderly a visit. It is definitely worth the trip for the time and care he takes in helping you find the right horn.