Posted by Joe S. on July 24, 2001 at 21:16:52:
In Reply to: Re: Intonation in the Miraphone 186 posted by Carroll on July 24, 2001 at 07:57:41:
I think they sound very similar to American bell-front bariphones, but since they are made by Miraphone and have rotary valves, they obviously are superior. ;^/
No, I think the reason that TT uses them in their tuba ensemble is that all of those other bariphones you mentioned are very round and mellow sounding...too muddy for the ensemble l-o-w voicings. Again, U.S. bell-fronts would accomplish the same thing with better intonation, but with far less prestige.