Posted by Neil on November 04, 2002 at 10:23:54:
In Reply to: does marching band messup your sound? posted by James Tony Rivera on November 03, 2002 at 20:16:56:
Musicality, instrument quality, all these things aside, consider this:
Tubas are heavy. Especially old Besson or B&H BBb comp horns. Fiberglass sousaphones are still heavy but to a lesser extent. There is no way that running around for hours of rehearsal and performance with a large weight on one shoulder is good for your back, shoulder neck or knees.
With reference to the string bass thread below, marching is perhaps a gig we should surrender to the string bassist, a wheel on the end pin would make marching a piece of cake! (haha)
Neil.