Timeline for One tuba for everything: CC or F?
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| Dec 14, 2020 at 12:56 | comment | added | Stewart | Short followup after some time with the tuba: The low end sounds great. The pedal notes actually sound better than I could ever make them with my BBb tuba. The limitation I notice in that range is more about the dexterity associated with using 5 valves. I've heard that CC tubas rarely use the 5th valve because playing so low isn't usually required, but it's frequent on F tubas. It'll take some time before I get the muscle memory in so I can do things quickly. I certainly won't be playing trills down there. | |
| Nov 5, 2020 at 13:11 | comment | added | Richard | @Stewart Congrats on the new F, and consider me properly envious! | |
| Nov 5, 2020 at 9:32 | comment | added | Stewart | Thanks for the response. I ended up getting an F. I was surprised how easy the pedal F was to hit. I had a hard time hitting the low C with rotary valves, but it was easy with the piston valve tuba (melton 2250) that I ended up getting. Low range really isn't an issue (just lots of fingers) and high range is much easier. Your answer gave me the confidence to take the plunge. I couldn't borrow a tuba for weeks, but about an hour in the store was enough to convince me that I could do everything I want with this tuba. The limits of my playing are my own abilities, not the tuba. | |
| Oct 27, 2020 at 12:04 | vote | accept | Stewart | ||
| Oct 27, 2020 at 4:37 | history | edited | Richard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 26, 2020 at 23:04 | comment | added | Richard | @PiedPiper Students do, but professionals tend not to. That is, they typically only do it on CC if they don't have an F! | |
| Oct 26, 2020 at 22:47 | comment | added | PiedPiper | Do people play the Vaughan Williams on a CC? | |
| Oct 26, 2020 at 19:57 | history | answered | Richard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |