Originally Posted by
ann reid
After nearly buying an Eb tuba but realizing that learning a second set of fingerings would be a major frustration, ...
Just to add some more frustration ...
I have never found learning the extra set of fingerings to be problematic, and I'm pretty sure that you would be able to manage it in quick order and with little frustration. For one thing, you'll be surprised at the degree of commonality in the fingerings. But really, I think you'd find that in a week or so of reasonable practice you'd have things pretty well nailed. It's kind of like learning Russian. People are put off because the alphabet is SO different. But it's really not, and once you're over that minor hump, the rest is straightforward.
Also, I think that you'd discover that switching between the Bb euph fingerings and the Eb tuba fingerings would not present a problem to you.
Just something to keep in mind for the future.
Now trombone ... THAT was a switch!!
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)