Re: Re: Re: perceptions


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Posted by Joe Baker on March 09, 2000 at 15:28:25:

In Reply to: Re: Re: perceptions posted by Joe S. on March 09, 2000 at 02:25:52:

I continue to wonder about this (please don't ask me why). On many BBb tubas there is that loop that comes up above the valve cluster, then drops back below for the tuning slide. Suppose that loop was eliminated; I don't have a tape measure handy, but that looks like that would be just about enough (I saw an Eb once that was this way).

Also, Lee Stofer was doing an experiment of building an extra-long main tuning slide, plus lengthened valve tuning slides, to make an Eb play in CC, but I don't know if he's finished it or not.

The bigger question for me is, how feasible is it to add a fourth valve to my Eb sousaphone, and how much, ballpark, would such a thing cost?


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