I fought the same battle with the Neo-tech before --**discarding**-- it. Forcefully.
I did try a Meinl-Weston it was, I believe, from Dan Schultz, and it was much better. I then went to a much smaller, lighter horn for stand-up stuff and gifted the M-L to a friend. I doubt anyone will ever be happy ...

Thanks, Wade! Happy Birthday!

anadmai wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:23 pm Good question.

It’s a BBC stand. Their manager is a good egg and was I happy to give them the business.

Going to give Bloke’s suggestion a try while I also try to get used to the stand as well.

Search and Destroy.

Chris is indeed a good one. As is the stand.
scottw

Funny, but, for me, a playing stand does exactly what I want it to do: take the weight off my knees and thighs, provide a solid platform to eliminate balance problems, makes page turning more secure, and assure my posture is good. I am 5'10", similar to your height. I use a cushion behind my back ...

Don't fret that you may be destroying an historic instrument--1949 isn't that. By all means, do the work needed and enjoy playing it without fingering gymnastics. And remember, to remove 5" of tubing, you need only 2 1/2" off the tuning slide or other such slides, so it isn't as daunting as it may ...

Is it just me, mesmerized by the tuba creativity, but were those folks dancing on snow? That would merit a like or 3!

Looking at the schedule they put out, Thursday and Friday all day is in Minor and Saturday all day is in Loboda. I guess they are stacking the larger groups on Saturday. At least, this way there will not be overlapping problems. Now if there were only schedule break for the bowling alley!!
Although ...

Always a highlight of the musical year. I think this is something like 7 years in a row?

Point taken. My guess is that the company is still trading on the saxhorn marketing even as late as 1890-ish.
scottw

Things don't need to be fancy or contrived to be effective. Well done.
scottw

I played tuba all through junior high and high school, all on rented school hours, and I figured I was done with the tuba when I graduated. However a few years after later I found a tuba for $150 in a pawn shop, and bought it.

The horn turned out to be a really old French 3 valve Eb bass saxhorn ...

Philip Sciortino wrote: Sun Nov 09, 2025 3:57 pm Thanks to all;

I understand this is a baritone horn, is it?

Baritone or, more likely, a tenor [not the British Brassband version of a tenor, but the 19th century definition.]
Not a whole lot of difference, frankly, mostly bore.

Certainly after the late 1880's due to the lyre holder--it's square, not round as in earlier designs. Also, those earlier do not have original water keys.

It has had quite a hard life! The first thing which occurs to me: Where is the tuning slide? The picture doesn't make it clear that the slide beneath the 3rd valve slide actually moves and is clear of the bottom bow.

I always hire a jazz trio to play over in the corner of the workroom when heating up bells with a hobby torch to temperatures that don't do anything...and using gadgety tools that I would never buy.

Cringy! I couldn't watch it, after noting all the mistakes in the first 2 minutes--and I am not a ...

So cool to see how much support our workshop has! Looking forward to providing another great one in 2026!


Thank you so much for your answer!
Can you confirm if a foreigner can attend the workshop?


It is possible. I honestly can’t remember precisely what our foreign guests had to do to ...

Perfect!!! :tuba:
Am I welcome if I'm not an American Citizen? You know, just visiting the country....
Sorry if it's dumb question.


Robson,
2 parts to complete to gain access: This is from last year, but remain the same year to year. A great conference, I won't miss it each year. Hope this ...

THIS HORN HAS BEEN SOLD, AS OF THIS MORNING.
Thanks for the interest
scottw

A friend of mine is trying to obtain one so as to add a 4th valve to a 3-valve that plays very, very well. Any out there?
PM me if you can or by email: scottwest46 at gmail.com
scottw

A friend of mine is trying to obtain one so as to add a 4th valve to a 3-valve that plays very, very well. Any out there?
PM me if you can or by email: scottwest46 at gmail.com
scottw