Posted by Rick Denney on November 18, 2002 at 17:37:35:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Uses for Eb/F tubas posted by Volker on November 18, 2002 at 14:08:07:
It's partly sore shoulders, too--remember that most of us have been through the marching ordeal with heavy (and battered, and often poor-quality) sousaphones. And I don't recall seeing a sousaphone on the stage photo of any well-known European orchestra. But that aside...
Remember that my argument is not around what works, but what is optimal. If it's fractionally less optimal than a different instrument, then it is a compromise (it is an intermediate position that requires a concession). That doesn't make it bad or unworkable, just less than optimal. One could just as easily say that a Miraphone 186 is a good compromise between price, sound, versatility, intonation, and projection. Or that a four-door sport sedan is a good compromise between seating convenience and sportiness.
Rick "who wonders if Keat only owns one tuba, heh, heh" Denney