Posted by Jay Bertolet on July 12, 2000 at 22:27:01:
In Reply to: Re: Re: F Tuba: American or German? posted by Kurt on July 12, 2000 at 21:08:25:
I think the short answer is because they want another sound to use.
Asking why is kind of like asking why you prefer red over blue. You just do. In my case, my desire was to have different sounds to use as I see fit, kind of like different paints for the painter. I don't think it generally has to do with shortcomings in current equipment, which I know wasn't the issue in my case, but there may be some players who switch for those reasons. I also don't think you'll find that one type of sound is better or worse in the various applications than another. Both of these designs have been incarnated in anything from 3/4 to 6/4 size instruments and I think that has more impact on the utility of a horn than the sound concept.
My opinion for what its worth...