Posted by CK on September 14, 2002 at 08:18:20:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Rotation direction for rotary valves? posted by Kenneth Sloan on September 13, 2002 at 10:27:41:
It is the way that the rotor opens at the beginning that make starting the note feel and sound different.
How the note starts is where the efect will be when I was talking about moving with or against the airstream.
Find 2 tubas that are set up differntly and play them. you will see that 2 turn counter-clockwise and 2 turn clockwise. Play this one and then play one where they all turn counter-clockwise like the newer Miraphones.
Play anything with a 3 or 4 valve in the combination and you will hear what I was talking about.
Pros have paid to have the rotors set up to all turn counter-clockwise after buying a new tuba that had rotors going 2 left and 2 right.