Posted by Art on July 17, 2001 at 22:33:30:
In Reply to: Tuba manufacturing question posted by Chuck(G) on July 17, 2001 at 19:50:37:
I have often thought of that myself, for inexpensive mass-produced instruments. I think the only real problem would be that the solder joint would tend to come apart when hit hard, and it would take a lot of work to straighten it out and re-solder it.