Posted by he-man on August 23, 2003 at 14:48:13:
In Reply to: Re: MW 2145 small vs. large valves? posted by Russ Dickman on August 23, 2003 at 13:40:19:
(not disagreeing with you at all) I can't see any particular advantage for "large" valves except
"A few old York, Holton, and King tubas had large valves."...whatever
Larger valves have more surface area contact, thus more friction against the casings when you're trying to make the go up and down quickly. Further, their centers are, by definition, further apart.
Of course BIGGER IS ALWAYS BETTER, PARTICULARLY with tubas these days.