Band Director: “$&@#% saxophones!”

Music Director: “Violas! Violas!! Violas!!!!”

Bass Trombone, Euphonium, & Tuba players: “I am not drunk enough, to deal with this many stupid people!!!!”

I joined up in 1998. That technology wasn't available. I just know that when MUCM Holdsworth was working on his PARS for MU2, President Reagan was shot.

I had the three valve tenor horn, by Besson. Then I had a Yamaha YEP-321. Probably need to buy one again, swap out for large shank leadpipe.

Mary Ann wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:05 am

What, and you managed all that without a viola?

Today’s viola joke, becomes tomorrow’s reality.

When I do go camping, I take a viola, not a violin.
The viola, burns longer.

I have about 5 reconstructed Manhassets, cattle sprayed, from going through a scrap metal bin at a local community college. To make it portable, I take the base lug nut off, and fold the stand down. Don’t mess with perfection.


probably smaller footprint than Voyager, and a lot cheaper


Yeah ...

I have about 5 reconstructed Manhassets, cattle sprayed, from going through a scrap metal bin at a local community college. To make it portable, I take the base lug nut off, and fold the stand down. Don’t mess with perfection.

I use a 13” M2 iPad Air, and the latest mini, for folio sized marches. The mini has cellular access, so I get the music off the network. I use Scanner Pro to digitize the printed stuff, and then export it to ForScore. The clown that forgets the book, uses the mini. Years ago, we had a guy named Tom ...

bloke wrote: Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:24 pm Soon after we started using Febreze on things, we ended up selling our washing machine.

I know some big violin players that think like this….

Mighty Quinn’s Brass and Winds might.

No there aren’t 100 , or more qualified applicants for a single job. There will be X# that can turn in a packet, recorded excerpts. They’re sifted for accuracy, and if they used the right recording methods, as required. If they hire, it’s their choice. Just look how they handled the trombone vacancy ...

I’m thinking some good old fashioned fife and drum.

Pershing’s Own.

Lots of horses.

Invite the only Army Air Corps Band.

A field band or three. :huh:

And tanks baby, lot’s of tanks! :tuba:


Horses? Yeah, the bands marching over metal plates, behind the horses. Better make sure that some of ...

A 6/4 Bremelo BBb tuba weighs about? @donn

Steepgrain wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 3:13 am Hey, how's the bag holding up?

Does he still have that horn?

Does it fit in the trunk of his car?

Questions. Questions. Questions.

Yeah, he outlived Richard Simmons.

Oh, and on the symphony orchestra side of criticizing things that go on with symphony orchestras (particularly the lower level paid ones), here's something really annoying about orchestra concerts over the last two or three decades:
It's 7:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. and time for the downbeat. Instead ...

Get a used Eastman CC with pistons. Get him a roller case, he can buy the bag. Then you have a nice long talk about keeping the horn secure.

No car pooling, or rooming with a viola player.

customer:
"I bumped my trombone bell section against something a few weeks ago and - ever since then - it's made this clicking noise whenever I push on this slide; I checked all the screws to make sure they are tight..."

me, after ten seconds:
"This screw is loose (tightens screw). Here you go ...

It wouldn’t be a good idea, to omit your completed degrees. That could come up in a background check, or a periodic one. But the resume should have areas of expertise, to show you can perform the assigned duties.

bloke wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:58 pm
Body bags do zip up, do they not?

How would you know about body bags?

I bought my latest Cronkite in late October ’24, and had it shipped in mid February of this year. Badlands leather for a Cerveny ABB 681. Lee Stofer is who you order with.

It’s a great bag. The dog does occasionally sleep on it.

This one is added to my three other ones for a couple of tenor ...