(Rancid) Bear Grease: nature’s all purpose lubricant.

I just had someone use “all y’all” here. Made me smile a bit. Leave the house!? Now that IS frightening. I went to Home Despot for epoxy. Almost got runned over… TWICE! Was that you? I thought you looked a bit familiar the second time. You missed me, but you did get that old lady with the walker who ...

I just had someone use “all y’all” here. Made me smile a bit.

Leave the house!? Now that IS frightening. I went to Home Despot for epoxy. Almost got runned over… TWICE!

As above, the B&S GR51 is delightful.

I’ve never tried one of the smaller Hagen cousins…

Actually, bloke doesn’t have to ignore…!

I’m not interested in switching what I use to another lube product, but I thought this was interesting verbiage. I’ve never heard of this company. An alternative to the current industry standards which use harmful petroleum, mineral and synthetic-based oils - not only are these damaging to our alr ...

This is a 7/8 Olds/Bach tuba with Reynolds trim. My bet is that it was made in Fullerton. The Olds/Bach tubas have usually been beat. $500 or make an offer? Don’t make me buy this tuba… I don’t need it. Of course, it would be great “flipping fiddle fodder” for the winter…

Wow! That is a steal of a deal! If I could justify buying another tuba right now, it would be on its way here right now. New leadpipe? No big deal.

@2nd tenor Sounds similar. He said that he knew they existed and he had seen them in the UK, but very, very infrequently.

I didn't know these came with a bit! I was told by a resident of the UK, who is a well known repair person, that these were an American market thing and that they didn’t really see them in England. Could be. I was also told by a young American repair person with lots of “swagger” that these don’t ex ...

They were good trombones. Too bad King decided to discontinue supporting them. My wife has (had?) a bunch of them from quite a while ago at work and the place that does her repairs has, one by one, aged them out as unrepairable because of the lack of parts.

I can’t see my phone screen in bright sun.

How do people navigate the sun with an iPad?

As far as rhetoric is concerned, perhaps (??) the seller should have left out the detail about it being their third choice tuba. Right up there with, “I’ve recently upgraded to a better tuba and want to get rid of this…” which is seen quite frequently. People seem to need to be given a reason for a ...

That's not a patch. The rim is warped, and the tuba kept tilting over that direction and falling on the floor, so that's sort of like when someone slips something underneath a table leg, so the table doesn't rock anymore. :coffee: See, that’s why you’re you. A different breed of cat. Thinking out ...

Kinda looks like an older 321 that used fine thread valve caps with coarse thread caps added. It would interesting to see it in person and see for sure…

This little York Eb was rescued from the recycling bin/dumpster. Someone had used it as an outdoor decoration. It was full of leaves, twigs, and dirt. As much as possible of all that was removed and the exterior was scrubbed clean. It had apparently been filled with water at one point and it froze ...

Dillon Wagner isn't a person, it's a Dillon Music brand wagner tuba. The wagner tuba is a horn like instrument that was commissioned by composer Richard Wagner for one of his operas. Dillon Music is a company based out of Woodbridge, NJ. Hope this helps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aWcZShT4cI

While not exactly a scholarly effort, the book “Zig Kanstul: Last of the Great Masters” contains a bunch of history and perspective about Olds and Reynolds as well as other companies leading up to Zig Kanstul beginning his business. It’s an easy, quick reading book that’s pretty interesting if you’re ...

Cool! Al Cass made all sorts of weird combo pieces. How well they worked? That’s debatable, I guess!