Posted by Rick Denney on March 14, 2003 at 01:17:16:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Shall tubas have their own scale systems posted by Klaus on March 13, 2003 at 20:37:24:
Well, Klaus, I appreciate being given credit for being well-meaning, but I really do think that you have earned the honor of the fundamentalist title. I do believe that I have presented a pragmatic approach.
As a designer and builder of tuning sticks for various tubas, I can say that these devices do not necessarily promote better tuning. And by the time you have them designed and fabricated for you, you could have bought a tuba that wouldn't need them in the first place. That is an imminently pragmatic approach. Building an array of such devices for a Conn 10J being used as a beginner tuba while shopping for something better seems to me an sterling example of fundamentalism.
Rick "still waiting for you to tell me when I advocated playing out of scale" Denney