Re: "Mira 1291 Bb" Vs. "Any Top Rated Tuba"


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Posted by Roger Lewis on November 24, 2003 at 07:54:15:

In Reply to: "Mira 1291 Bb" Vs. "Any Top Rated Tuba" posted by Ignorant guy on November 22, 2003 at 21:12:51:

These are great horns with a beautiful voice. I would have one of these in a minute (if my wife would let me). The concerns over the bore being a tad too fuel hungry have some merit, but on this instrument, because of the amount of sound they put out, you can actually back off on how much air you are using and get the same results. If the problem persists, I often recommend that a player move to a more "air firendly" mouthpiece i.e. smaller throat, more bowl shaped cup, to limit how much air is allowed into the instrument. I have found this to be very effective for younger players (4 litres or less of air capacity) and asthmatics especially. I AM getting one of the CCs (my wife said I could have one).

These are my observations.

Roger


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