Posted by Rick Denney on May 31, 2002 at 13:08:41:
In Reply to: Re: Re: The very smallest posted by Chuck on May 31, 2002 at 12:05:41:
Yes, and yes. I did admit the possible skew of my sample.
The last time I heard a 184 was a good brass quintet at a beer-tent gig. The trumpets were fine, the horn and trombone were clear. The tuba was non-existent. It's possible that all the sound went up and never made it to me.
On the other hand, a 186 is a wonderful beer-tent tuba, with no problem at all getting out there. So it's probably just that player.
I also heard a very famous educator play a solo in front of the band I was in at the time. He used a 184, and again his sound was buried by the band. Being a typical community band, most attributed it to the inability to play below mf. But that same band played a performance a year later with a much less well-known player on a 186, and even on the back row of the band I could hear every nuance. Given the quality and reputation of the first player, I'd have to attribute some of the effect to the instrument.
Rick "not naming names, but you'd know who I'm talking about" Denney