Originally Posted by
davewerden
Maybe something really subtle is different and it is our fingers that causes the problem more on 2 than on 1 or 3.
In the cases I'm familiar with (my own and others), the problem is evident from the beginning and so doesn't develop as a result of wear. I think it's also not restricted to Wessex. The suggestion of taking this as a thesis topic is fine, but I think it will really require an international investigative commission. I would be happy to serve on such a commission -- assuming that an appropriate compensation agreement could be reached; but I'd strongly prefer that it be headquartered in Basel, purely for the purposes of international neutrality, of course.
Gary Merrill
Wessex EEb Bass tuba (DW 3XL or 2XL)
Mack Brass Compensating Euph (DE N106, Euph J, J9 euph)
Amati Oval Euph (DE 104, Euph J, J6 euph)
1924 Buescher 3-valve Eb tuba (with std US receiver), Kelly 25
Schiller American Heritage 7B clone bass trombone (DE LB K/K10/112/14 Lexan, Brass Ark MV50R)
1947 Olds "Standard" trombone (Olds #3)