i played a tuba in high school. it was a very large instrument which was shaped like the one Opus is holding, except the bell was bent so as to face forward. what cholldekkgher is calling a”baritone” is (i think)something we knew as a “euphonium” - similar shape to what i describe, but smaller and higher pitched. we also had a smaller tuba in the band which was called an “e-flat bass” as opposed to the “bb-flat bass” which i played.
i played a tuba in high school. it was a very large instrument which was shaped like the one Opus is holding, except the bell was bent so as to face forward. what cholldekkgher is calling a”baritone” is (i think)something we knew as a “euphonium” - similar shape to what i describe, but smaller and higher pitched. we also had a smaller tuba in the band which was called an “e-flat bass” as opposed to the “bb-flat bass” which i played.