Posted by js on May 18, 2003 at 13:46:36:
In Reply to: Re: Re: That rotary F low C --Woo Hoo! posted by Nuh-uh on May 18, 2003 at 13:37:58:
With contrabass tubas, the "4th valve" pitches generally seem to "jump right out".
The one low pitch that I always like to "test" on a contrabass CC tuba (for response) is the low EE, as it generally tends to be a bit dubious compared to the F, F#, & G.
The answer to your question (at least in my experience) is "Yes". When I "work hard" to play very low pitches on contrabass tubas, the sound just "shuts down" (unless, like you said, it is silver).