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Any chance you want that JP377 back?

None of the bands that I play in have a string bass player so the tubas quite often get passed those parts. I have always played pizzicato notes with a bit of length to them, with a decay to simulate the pluck and what happens afterward. One of the guys I sit next to always plays them staccato no ma...

I was fortunate to have sat next to Kevin for many years at Western Michigan University and local community bands. He had a monster talent - I never heard him play a wrong note. Ever! He was a hoot to talk with - he had a very clever wit and was incredibly smart. He could discuss any subject at leng...

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matt g wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:48 am ...looking for that “cranking” sound.

That's one way to describe it.

I had one of these. Almost from the get-go I could not wait to sell it and get a better horn.

Who put hat 5th valve on it for you? I've got three 2280's and I agree - they are great horns.

When I need to count seconds, I just sing to myself The Stars and Stripes Forever. Sometimes when I am awake in bed at night I will look at the clock and start the tune when the minute changes, just to see how close I can get. I can count to 60 and the next minute shows on the clock, usually within ...

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LibraryMark wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:56 pm You, sir, have a face made for tuba. I am insanely jealous.

I won't argue, but what does that mean?

Sits in the back row.

You know, like “he has a face suited for radio”

I was not talking about his looks, but his sound.

You, sir, have a face made for tuba. I am insanely jealous. :thumbsup: I won't argue, but what does that mean? Face=embouchure. That he can triple-tongue that low and that loud, to me, means that his embouchure works very efficiently. I've played this part on this piece and was never able to make i...

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You, sir, have a face made for tuba. I am insanely jealous.

WC8KCY wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:46 pm ...
When tubists do this multiple times during the same selection, it's abominable.
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Don't you think it really depends on the tune?

The end brings tears to my eyes.

So venting can only be done when the valve casings are out of the horn?

Can you ask him/her to satisfy our curiosity? What is it?

So here's the link to the auction: https://www.govplanet.com/for-sale/Shop%2C-Warehouse-%26-Consumer-Tuba-Pennsylvania/4437199 According to the sticker on the tuba, the government paid $4,416 for it so I doubt it's a Wilson, but it also calls it a "Bass, Upright" so who knows if that's cor...

This tuba was on a government auction website recently. It went for $3,545 - seems like a lot of money to me. Does anyone know what it is and what they go for usually? Is the winning bidder here on this forum?

russiantuba wrote:Can we be more inclusive and include raw brass in this debate? :D

And what about the plastic horns?