Sound V.S. finish


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Posted by Tim C on December 03, 2000 at 02:25:19:

Hi everyone , it's tim again..
I got my F tuba a while ago and it is in raw brass . I find the sound a little "robust"
compare to school's PT-15 in lacquer and a friend's PT-10 in silver..both tof the PT tubas have smoother sound compare to the Mirafone. Maybe it's just the difference between brands? or the finish has something to do with it ?
According to Schilke's page , silver helps the resonance and lacquer tends to kill(too strong a word?) the resonance , how about raw brass ????
Also , I know finish will protect the tuba a little , is finish an essential for tubas?
Is it ok to have it replated ?



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