Posted by James W on January 10, 2001 at 09:12:38:
In Reply to: It's the mouthpiece! posted by Rick Denney on January 09, 2001 at 15:23:47:
There is a small freach C tuba here in Edinburgh (a really odd little instrument with 6 piston valves in a 3+3 setup) and, although it is rarely played it is my understanding that it uses something like a fairly small tube mouthpiece (something not dissimilar to a wick 3 - 5). I haven't actually played it so I can't comment on the characteristics.
As for doubling on euph, I normally use a wick 6 heavy top, the same as I do for trombone. Pretty boring but it works.
James.