Re: Rotary / Piston valved tubas

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• Subject: Re: [BRASS-BAND:5133] Rotary / Piston valved tubas
• From: "David Smart" <djsmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 23:56:40 +1100
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I've always been intrigued by the rotary/piston question.

In Australia, UK, US orchestras: rotary tubas, rotary French horns, piston
trumpets.
In orchestras on the continent: rotary (?) tubas, piston French horns,
rotary trumpets.
In brass bands: piston tubas, piston tenor horns, piston cornets.

If there's any technical reason for all of this, I've never seen it.

As a French horn and tenor horn player, I much prefer the rotary valves of
my French horn.

Regards, David Smart

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