4V Eb vs. 5V F


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Posted by Tom C. on October 09, 2002 at 15:18:12:

I've never quite understood why you see a lot of 5 valved F tubas and not Eb tubas. Seems like if you shortened everything in an Eb to F length you'd have a comparable instrument. Is there something in the F bugle that needs more correction? Are F players pickier about intonation than Eb players? Is it the music they tend to be used in? Am I full of crap? Thanks.


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