Posted by Low F on January 30, 2004 at 09:04:02:
In Reply to: thumb addicts posted by fingers on January 29, 2004 at 21:09:00:
Low F is much more stable with six valves. The run that starts on low F at the beginning of the VW tuba Concerto is much easier with the 6 valve configuration because you are not jumpnig from an open partial to all 5 valves down. I wish I still had an F that had six valves (sometimes).