Posted by Rick Denney on June 08, 2001 at 09:23:32:
In Reply to: Re: CC Tubas-Perantucci?! posted by Boomer Sooner on June 07, 2001 at 22:38:54:
No, but it might be too large for the slender brass quintet or solo literature that you will play in college. That work may be more important to your ultimate success than the earth-moving that you do in large ensembles.
You don't say what kind of tuba you played in Oklahoma, but most of the .75"-bore rotary BBb tubas I've played, such as the VMI 2103, are on the small side of 4/4. They have a noticeably lighter sound than the larger 4/4 instruments out there. In fact, they are noticeably smaller than my Miraphone 186 BBb, which seems to me the definition of "4/4." And the 321 is big for a top-action tuba, but not that big compared to full-size rotary tubas. Try some horns out before you decide you need an earth-mover.
Rick "who has only made money with his smallest tuba" Denney