Buddy Roger's at TMEA

[BuddyRogersMusic]

Sending all our Texas friends a heads up that we will be exhibiting at TMEA next week in San Antonio. I've got a truck full of Lidl tubas, oval baritones, and French horns, along with a lot of Schlipf mutes and mouthpieces from many manufacturers. We'll be located at booth #695, right next to the Cafe. Hope to see you there.

[BuddyRogersMusic]

Nice


See you there!

[Schlepporello]

I'll be there. I look forward to seeing what you've brought.

[hrender]

It would be good to hear any reviews of the Lidls. I’ve heard a few folks say good things, just looking for more data points.

[BuddyRogersMusic]

The "Moldau" models have made the biggest stir lately, and we have ten examples in keys of BBb, CC, and F. I would love to hear your feedback as well because that can only make the products better. Lubos Hlavaty, the CEO of Lidl, made the trip as well and is excited to hear your thoughts.

[tubatodd]

The "Moldau" models have made the biggest stir lately, and we have ten examples in keys of BBb, CC, and F. I would love to hear your feedback as well because that can only make the products better. Lubos Hlavaty, the CEO of Lidl, made the trip as well and is excited to hear your thoughts.

I will not be at TMEA, but one suggestion to Lidl is to get as many demo videos by various players with high quality audio on Youtube as possible. I think it would go a long way towards people going "oh that sounds good. I should try one" rather than not knowing about it and buying what is popular or more readily available. The horns look amazing. But it would be great to hear them. there is that one video by @Kontrabasstuba I believe, playing the BBb version. It's a short video but it certainly makes me curious about the CC version and to hear more sound samples.

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@Kontrabasstuba video

[BuddyRogersMusic]

My goal is to do just that, time allowing. We have the instruments and good recording gear now, I just need to get the recordings done, edited, and posted, while completing customer repairs. It’s always a task to keep all the balls in the air.

Getting feedback from players of all levels is necessary to further improve products and I’m grateful for all the input we’ve received so far.

[peterbas]

[tubatodd]

This video of a 5 valve CC just got posted today.

[Mary Ann]

---- one suggestion to Lidl is to get as many demo videos by various players with high quality audio on Youtube as possible. I think it would go a long way towards people going "oh that sounds good. I should try one" rather than not knowing about it and buying what is popular or more readily available.
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It was a demo of the 494 Hagen that got me interested, but it was seeing that the ergonomics would probably work for me that was important. Any tuba can be made to sound good by a fine player, but seeing it in use gives info that can't be gotten by listening. If it had been a piston tuba or a huge tuba, it wouldn't have mattered how good it was made to sound.

[BuddyRogersMusic]

Thanks for the many suggestions and links to videos. The first steps have been taken to locate a suitable recording location, equipment, and background. Next is still photographs in high resolution for the website and B-roll for videos. My idea for each video is to highlight the instrument's capabilities and sound in a large space. Choosing two to three contrasting styles of short duration (30-60 seconds) should keep things moving. I have neither the time nor desire for a full-length T&E format. I know this will evolve over time but I needed to get things going instead of just discussing it.

[Three Valves]

I agree.

Brevity is King!