Re: Re: Re: Buying New Tuba - NEED HELP PLEASE!


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Posted by Tony E on August 23, 2003 at 00:09:40:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Buying New Tuba - NEED HELP PLEASE! posted by Rick Denney on August 22, 2003 at 23:31:51:

Rick,

I'm not ready to change my 1291 vote, but, speaking of that time proven "just right" quality that the 186 has, here's a quote from the interview with Gene Pokorny found in the July 2003 The Instrumentalist:

"The Hindemith recording brings back all the memories of the wonderful sound of my Miraphone 186 tuba, a much different instrument than what I use now. I still have that horn, although I don't play it much anymore. The sound is lighter and less muscular in some ways, with a well balanced blend of high and low overtones, plus a very adequate amount of fundemental. This is the type of sound I grew up knowing and loving, the remarkable sound I heard from Roger Bobo and Tommy Johnson. Recently, Johnson played with me in the C.S.O. on Rite of Spring, and when I heard him warm up, I realized that this is what the tuba should sound like."

Hey, tough to get a better recomendation than that!

Tony E


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