There's a suite of selections from the Bernstein Opera, "Candide" included in the music programmed for this concert. When I was attending school decades ago, this operetta was actually performed, but I didn't get to participate because the actual pit orchestration only includes two trumpets and four ...

Pauvog1 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 29, 2025 8:07 am Will Fat Bastard be the tool of choice for this setting?

duh

I dislike all the same things about those and I have a k&m that would adjust to the right height, but I just don't like it. I'm also afraid that I'm going to dent the bottom bow with that cup shape even though it has that thick rubber in it. I'm sure you saw what I did by turning a piano bench ...

Thanks for the info! I’m not sure of the history on this instrument. It is in great shape, but by no means pristine. The finish of the bell matches the rest of the instrument, and the bell is in excellent shape with only a couple of very minor dings. I think I will shorten the rod to the correct l ...

What you don't need is someone like me laying on his bed in his underwear saying "what I would have done is..." Risking being annoying - as I usually am, I probably would have explored (notice the word "explored" and not "proceeded with") locating the 5th and 6th levers somewhere near the classic F ...

They are pretty accommodating people at Miraphone, particularly in the recent era, and with those who run the operation speaking the English so very well. On the way here are two of their bells with no engraving and no kranz (ie. standard rolled rims, as is found on most brass instrument bells ...

It's "People Who Live in Glass Houses". It's not an operetta or anything; it's just a little suite he wrote before the world tour... Each movement based on portraying a different type of liquor. Based on the fact that these were edited in the modern era by a high profile band director and published ...

Old Alax tubas analogize to old Arco locomotives..

... pretty rare, and definitely have their following.

Blake,
Didn't they offer you a position as a Sanders artist?

The first batch left here today to your final destinations. I decided to send some of them to people who had some other orders sitting here waiting to ship, so I could combine stuff into single boxes for them, one or two people seemed extremely eager so I went ahead and sent theirs.. After that, I ...

I'm really happy for you and it looks very repairable, but I'm wondering (if you bought it from someone who regularly sells instruments, rather than an individual who is not in business) if you think the cause of the damage was the packing job, maybe you should let us know who sold it to you.

Funny, even though I need nothing at this point in time, I would still be attracted to a cimbasso in tenor Bb, just because. Whoever is stuck selling my stuff after I leave the planet is going to have quite a task. I keep telling people you can never have too many tubas. They walk into my living ...

I do remember...
I believe I've seen recent revivals as well.

I guess I should ask Mark to delete all my posts about this.

This is the same price that I paid for it recently, and since it's roughly in the same size range as my newly-designed mouthpiece, I just wanted to compare mine to something that's commonly sold. (Of course, I also compared mine to a Conn Helleberg, but I already knew that it was better than that ...

MiBrassFS wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:12 am “I can name that tuba in… one extreme closeup!” Heh, heh…

I was able to identify it in that picture because of "STANDARD" engraved on the bell.

Play before you buy and bring your tuner.

Hopefully he got a haircut, with a good starched shirt, BEFORE that 1st rehearsal. Strong handshake preferred. Just in case they don't really need any tubas, I'm going to bring an alto sax. You know: the viola of the band. Actually had that happen last night in my band. The instrument repair tech ...

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I have found that whether or not the 3rd and 6th partials are flat, many of the old school central European tuba tapers (including the kaiser baritones) feature basically an In tune open fifth partial, but - when one descends through the fifth partial pitches - the second valve interpolation is flat ...