Posted by Barry Guerrero on January 08, 2003 at 01:27:02:
In Reply to: A hypothetical situation... posted by Josh Calkin on January 07, 2003 at 23:09:34:
Tuba A., if it's also well in-tune. If it has tuning problems, then you have to decide if you can live with them, or can remedy them (slide pulls, m.p. change, cuts, etc). People do not hire tuba players for articulation - they hire tuba players for bass notes delivered in-tune, and on time. Never buy a tuba that plays well in-tune, but you don't like its tone quality. That defeats the whole point of playing the instrument in the first place.