Remembering the key: BBb?


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Posted by Jonathan Schwartz on July 01, 2003 at 12:34:55:

Hello again.
Earlier this week, I asked for tips on returning to playing after a 30 year (since High School) hiatus. The suggestions have been great. Thanks.

The one thing that I am trying to pinpoint is the key of the instrument that I played in High School. At the time, I was oblivious to the existence of different keys for tubas. I played what they gave me...both for concert and for marching (sousaphone). Both instruments had the same key. I played un-edited sheet music from Hal Leonard and the like. I guess that it was BBb, but I have not seen a BBb instrument (while internet browsing today) that is as big and fat as the one I remember playing.

Help me out here. Based on the clues, what do you think it was?


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