I have a C tuba (my Meinl Weston, my collage horn) that the 5th valve can be set up both ways you talked about by swapping the slide direction. Is that common?
Would you be able to do a video on Mouthpieces, I’ve looked for videos to try and find out how to find one that, “fits” but I haven’t had much luck, and I wanna know more before I spend any money.
The type of valve has little to do with the quantity of valves on the instrument. However there are typically only piston valves for the first four valves. A professional "piston" tuba will often have four piston valves and a fifth rotor for the thumb. This fifth rotor valve is not always visually quite as obvious. In regards to sixth valve tubas, these instruments do exist and most if not all commercially available are all rotor but that likely has more to do with keeping all of the valves consistent. While a seven valve tuba could be made, often people are fooled by a slide trigger that looks like a valve on a six valve tuba.
@@bun-bun5623 That depends on who you ask. There are pros and cons for both instruments. If you are talking specifically about four valve compensating instruments, I would not necessarily say you are wrong. A compensating four valve tuba can play all of the same notes as any five valve instrument and they can be used as a professional instrument. Compensating instruments are common in several countries but are far less common in the United States and central Europe. There are two main reasons that many professionals prefer non compensating five (or more) valve tubas; compensating tubas can be stuffy in the low range and manipulating pitch by moving the slides while playing is not feasible (on a 3+1 configuration but there are compensating instruments that are compensating that have all valves in the right hand like the Besson 983).
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Simplest, clearest quick explanation yet. Thanks!
Thank you - I just purchased a used 5-valve, 4/4 CC tuba and this helps a lot.
No problem! Glad I could help!
Thank you for this. Got most of it. My main problem is playing 5v with one hand. Gives me cramp I can tell you.
Tubas aren't always the most ergonomic instruments. Piston valve tubas especially tend to be uncomfortable for most hand sizes.
I have a C tuba (my Meinl Weston, my collage horn) that the 5th valve can be set up both ways you talked about by swapping the slide direction. Is that common?
I'm not sure what you mean by swapping the slide direction.
Would you be able to do a video on Mouthpieces, I’ve looked for videos to try and find out how to find one that, “fits” but I haven’t had much luck, and I wanna know more before I spend any money.
I have been thinking about making a video about mouthpieces. I just need to figure out exactly how I want to do it first.
I thought it would be the equivalent to the second trigger on a bass trombone.
I think they are similar in that they aren't explicitly necessary most of the time but can be very helpful and occasionally are required.
They make some like that. 5th valve is either a flat whole step and some that are the same as the second valve on bass bone
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Does he have a guide on active use of tuning slides while playing?
Start slowly with scales.
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thanks. helped a lot
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Thank you!
This is why i like piston valves more you dont need like 6 or 7 valves
The type of valve has little to do with the quantity of valves on the instrument. However there are typically only piston valves for the first four valves. A professional "piston" tuba will often have four piston valves and a fifth rotor for the thumb. This fifth rotor valve is not always visually quite as obvious. In regards to sixth valve tubas, these instruments do exist and most if not all commercially available are all rotor but that likely has more to do with keeping all of the valves consistent. While a seven valve tuba could be made, often people are fooled by a slide trigger that looks like a valve on a six valve tuba.
Oh thanks i guess i was wrong so 5 valves is better than 4 valve compensating?
@@bun-bun5623 That depends on who you ask. There are pros and cons for both instruments. If you are talking specifically about four valve compensating instruments, I would not necessarily say you are wrong. A compensating four valve tuba can play all of the same notes as any five valve instrument and they can be used as a professional instrument. Compensating instruments are common in several countries but are far less common in the United States and central Europe. There are two main reasons that many professionals prefer non compensating five (or more) valve tubas; compensating tubas can be stuffy in the low range and manipulating pitch by moving the slides while playing is not feasible (on a 3+1 configuration but there are compensating instruments that are compensating that have all valves in the right hand like the Besson 983).
A Bb Tuba implies the existence of a B# Tuba.
care to comment @Zach Marley?
Most folk call them C tubas
I actually think of the Bb tuba as an A# tuba. Most music is in A# so it works out.
Yea they're called C Tubas.