Posted by Anthony on July 17, 2002 at 20:13:40:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Convincing a school to buy a CC posted by SkyviewTuba on July 17, 2002 at 19:56:28:
[[I prefer the BBb sound to that of a CC, but when you're gearing up people to play in the pro world, you can at least allow them to choose which key they'd rather play in.]]
If one was gearing up for the pro-world, though, I don't think they'd be doing it in a community college, with someone else's tuba.
I think that the college would be smart to invest in some good BBb tubas. I think that the YBB 641 is a good horn for a community college, but I do agree that there are better options. King, Miraphone, and even(dare I say it) St. Petersburgs are all good candidates.
I'm curious about the tuba instructor at this particular university... what does he think, and why?
Anthony