Posted by Bob on April 06, 1999 at 13:51:11:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 5/4 CC Tuba for sale posted by Oran Matza on April 04, 1999 at 11:26:31:
The 'bore' is the diameter of the tubing attached to the valves. It is usually, but not always consistent across the horn. On some 5-valve horns, the 5th valve bore is larger. It is also a bit misleading. Measuring bore, the Cerveny Piggy is one of the larger CC tubas on the market at .835. However, it is consistently classified as a 4/4; I guess because of the throat and bell size. In the end, trying a horn is the only way to form any real judgement on its characteristics.