Posted by Rick Denney on June 25, 2003 at 15:01:56:
In Reply to: Smallest F's out there? posted by MG on June 24, 2003 at 22:43:21:
The Yamaha isn't as small as it looks. It's compact, but it has a large bore for a piston F, and if the bell had the same flare as many tubas, it would be a 17 or 18" bell judging from the throat.
I've seen a rotary F that at first I thought was a euphonium. It had a 12" bell and stood about 31 or 32" tall. The bore was in the low .6's, and I could hardly make sounds on it. Some of the Barlow F's were that small, too. The Yamaha looks huge in comparison, mostly because of the wide-throated bell stack.
Rick "who thinks the Yamaha is a 4/4--for an F--which means the Willson is a 6/4--for an F" Denney