Re: What constitutes the price of a tuba?


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Posted by dp on May 04, 2001 at 12:29:44:

In Reply to: What constitutes the price of a tuba? posted by Karl Parks on May 04, 2001 at 11:09:06:

No editorializing, just topic-related terms

"differences in the less expensive horns and the middle to top of the line":
Fit, finish, care in construction, "clean-up" (these are all labor-related)
cost of materials, cost of distribution/marketing, cost of development

"short cuts": depending on attitude, efficiencies might be a better term,
so time-savers of goodness-knows how many types, includes but not limited
the above "differences"

"quality control":....consistency, intonation (but at least equally also a function of design,) these might be understood better as effectiveness i.e. the desired result

"monet valves" are light pistons because they are basically tubes with caps on the ends (vs solid slugs 'o metal)

Thin metal not always "brighter", still a function more of overall horn design - the fabled York probably isn't "bright" the way people think when they say "bright sound"


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