Posted by eli on November 24, 2001 at 09:52:20:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Holton Phillips CC posted by js on November 24, 2001 at 01:09:57:
Yeah, Joe, really. Getting a good low Eb out of the MAGNIFICENT Holton is like wrestling a bear. This mother really speaks.
Del Negro was the tuba in the Met orchestra around the turn of the century. Legend has it (i.e. Bob Rusk told me) that he was a short guy who needed a full size horn that would fit in the pit. Thus the tight design.
Best Holiday greetings to you, Joe, and to all reading this blather,
Eli