Posted by Mary Ann on October 08, 2003 at 09:41:39:
In Reply to: Need some info on F tuba posted by Ken on October 07, 2003 at 19:13:27:
What the first two guys said....and, it is the same tube length as a French horn. It plays lower because the mouthpiece and tubing are a lot bigger. And in case the meat & potatoes range wasn't clear....from F just below the bass clef to the F two leger lines above the bass clef is it. A good F tuba player can easily play clearly an octave below this, but you should avoid fast technical passages in that octave unless your objective is to torture the player.