Waldhörner Engelbert Schmid GmbH
Bellerweg 3
D-86513 Mindelzell
Telefax (08282) - 890512
Telefon (08282) - 890412
Bellerweg 3
D-86513 Mindelzell
Telefax (08282) - 890512
Telefon (08282) - 890412
Wagner tuba
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| Bb Wagner Tuba | Full double Wagner Tuba Bb/F | F Wagner Tuba |
| Engelbert Schmid Wagner Tubas represent a revolutionary new development, which puts an end to decades of compromises. | |
| Intonation: | They are in tune like a good horn |
| Sound: | They sound like a Wagner Tuba should sound. In a way strange, mystic, not too round, not too much euphoniumlike. A bit deeper mouthpiece than for the horn suits most players best for a Wagner Tuba. |
| Response: | Clear and fast. There are no bad notes. |
| Feeling: | A Wagner tuba needs more air than a horn and it is harder to control the intonation in fortissimo. The difference to a horn is cleary decreased with an Engelbert Schmid Wagner Tuba. The horn player feels comfortable immediately. |
| Machine: | Facility and slurs are as good as with an Engelbert Schmid Horn. These tubas are technically so versatile, that they will find their way into brass ensembles. Compared with the horn the thicker sound of the Wagner tuba blends very well with these relatively loud ensembles and is able to mellow the shrill dominance of the trumpets. A brass quintett could form a tuba trio, or the quintett could be enlarged to a sextett by a second horn player/Wagner Tuba player. |
| Holding: |
The
left hand grasps
the first branch
of the Wagner tuba
which has
approximately the
same diameter as
the grip on a horn.
Thumb and main levers
have the same position
as on a horn. The
mouthpipe is bent
in a way so
not to have to stretch
the head upwards.
The whole instrument
is ergonomically
balanced and
you can see the
conductor, as well.
The resulting bell
direction has more
advantages than
disadvantages. In some cases, depending upon the position on stage or in the pit, you might have to experiment in order to find a new, better sitting order. The recommended position would be the following: |
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| Tube 2 | Tube 1 | Horn 1 | Horn 2 |
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| Tube 4 | Tube 3 | Horn 3 | Horn 4 |
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Horn 1 und Wager
tuba 1 could sit
side by side without
blowing at each
other. The Wagner
tuba quartett can
hear the 1st Wagner
tuba very well Pieces with 8 horns, when horns 5 to 8 are playing Wagner tuba as well, I propose the following sitting order: |
| Horn 1 | Horn 2 | Horn 3 | Horn 4 |
| Horn 8 (+ Tube 4) | Horn 6 (+ Tuba 3) | Horn 7 (+ Tube 2) | Horn 5 (+ Tube 1) |
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