Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 6/4 tuba: Hirs vs. MW vs. PT-7 vs...etc?


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Posted by Dale on June 15, 2000 at 18:24:26:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 6/4 tuba: Hirs vs. MW vs. PT-7 vs...etc? posted by Jay Bertolet on June 15, 2000 at 16:47:58:

Hi Jay,

It's a novel idea, but I really believe that a great tuba is a synergy -
in other words more than the sum of its individual parts. Simple, careful
disassembly and re-assembly can often dramatically change a horn. While
the source of built-in stresses, tension, or LACK of those might be hard
to define, they will always change with tweaking, and, it stands to reason
never be eliminated completely. Still, a friend with a thayer-valved trombone
has several bells for it. And to my tin ear, they all sound good.

Who knows? The people with the most experience will never make definitive
statements, but...such is life


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