Posted by Art H on October 26, 2001 at 23:16:55:
In Reply to: Re: Taper and intonation posted by Ken Herrick on October 26, 2001 at 18:06:04:
Keep in mind that Schilke was a trumpet man. The leadpipe of a trumpet is about one-third of the instrument's overall length. The leadpipe on a tuba is roughly equivalent to the backbore of the mouthpiece on a trumpet.