https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia- ... ice-2026-5

Jensen Huang says that AI can increase the value of human qualities that AI cannot replace. I agree. Any tool is good or bad depending on how one uses it.

What do you all think?

https://instrumental-competition.de/der ... b7039b3217

Here are all the winners going back decades. You can filter by instrument.

https://instrumental-competition.de/en/

Diego is too modest to post this himself, but his obnoxious old Dad is happy to do it!

Welcome! We're looking forward to seeing your instruments.

I've had my valves vented on my Willson euphonium, Besson Eb tuba, Martin Mammoth, and King sousaphone. They slur more smoothly after the venting.

"Cesspool on the Potomac" :laugh:


Horrible comment...a beautiful, historical location...


Local yokel here. I had written about the DC area in a previous post:
https://tubaforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=35183#p35183

I think DC is a combination of what I, Lisa Simpson, and bisontuba all said. I ...

I also disagree with the proposed rule. It is arbitrary and disregards individuals' goals, interests, choices, and life situations. I'm sure many construction workers outearned me in my early years teaching public school. Should my alma mater be punished for my career choice? Is "success" only ...

Life is short. I recommend that he go for it if it's what he really wants to do. He should do it with full knowledge of the difficulties and statistical (un)likelihood of success. Generally, when people have a fallback, they will fall back. Falling back means not becoming a pro player. He needs to ...

This player shows the effects of extreme weight on a trumpet mouthpiece. The most noticeable things I noticed were firmer slots and more presence heard by the audience.

Interesting!

I had the great fortune of taking his Brass Performance and Pedagogy class at Northwestern. Great teacher and fine gentleman.

My favorite one on Thursday was the Miami Low Frequency Ensemble. Really fun material and the euphonium players had serious skills.

Giddings Szentpali CC Euro $280

Sellmansberger Symphony- #2 rim 33.2mm gold titanium, Symphony cup, Symphony backbore, P shank $250

Conn Helleberg- standard shank $65

Schilke Helleberg- Euro shank $45

In DC area.
At Army Workshop this weekend.
Buyer would add shipping cost.

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Terrific quintet performance last night!. And tubist Andrew Dougherty was great!

Good point about the benefits of playing multiple instruments- it sounds like cross training. There are skills that transfer. I saw that when, as a school band director, I would play different instruments with the kids. It was good for me.

Looking forward to it!

I love the quality of sound from my Besson Eb with a 15" bell- solid and focused.

Actually, I'm also playing my Eb in my community band now. I use a tuba stand, but of course, it's one more thing to carry around. My son just acquired a Kaiser BBb that is 10 inches taller and weighs just a few pounds more. Lots of options out there. For me, I just need to make time to relearn how ...

Retired school band director here. I think your own size is not that relevant to the size of the tuba you want to play. A tuba stand enables a player to lower the tuba to your comfortable position. There are some bigger tubas that are not that heavy. It's mostly a matter of getting used to it and ...

I have the same needs as claf. Besson, same height, 15" bell. I'm trying to avoid getting one to fit a 19" bell because I don't want the unnecessary bulk. Anyone know which bag or case fits the 15"?

I'm taking leave so I can just hang out there all day.