I spent a fair amount of time today poking around the respective websites of these 2 companies. This was the first time I've ever spent any time really looking at the 2 sites in any great detail.
I was wondering if there is anyone around here that can explain to me the differences (if any) between the Eppelsheim Eb and Bb Tubaxes (?) Tubaxi (?) (What is the plural of Tubax of anyway?) and Stainer's contra-baritone, and sub-contrabass.
Since both companies promote these as narrow bore horns, are they not essentially similar? Stainer seems to limit the range of their horns more than Eppelsheim, so the size of the horn will obviously be significantly different. But other than range differences, what is the difference?
Also, and maybe this is another thread...But is a Tubax really a saxophone? Does it meet the criteria as one? Since I'm not an engineer, and I must admit, I don't get that whole conical bore thing, I'm hoping someone can explain this to me in a language that a non-engineering type can understand.
I was wondering if there is anyone around here that can explain to me the differences (if any) between the Eppelsheim Eb and Bb Tubaxes (?) Tubaxi (?) (What is the plural of Tubax of anyway?) and Stainer's contra-baritone, and sub-contrabass.
Since both companies promote these as narrow bore horns, are they not essentially similar? Stainer seems to limit the range of their horns more than Eppelsheim, so the size of the horn will obviously be significantly different. But other than range differences, what is the difference?
Also, and maybe this is another thread...But is a Tubax really a saxophone? Does it meet the criteria as one? Since I'm not an engineer, and I must admit, I don't get that whole conical bore thing, I'm hoping someone can explain this to me in a language that a non-engineering type can understand.
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