Does “not yet kicked out of my community bands” count as “can play tuba”?

I'm no expert, but that looks like a good deal.

Listed at the old place, with about the most economical first comment I've seen.

bloke wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:50 pm Carl, I am missing the like button.

I reached up to push "like" on this, and .....

bloke wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:23 pm Are we back to playing the "troll everyone with cobwebby threads" (TubeNet) game?

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At least my zombie for sale thread has lots of pictures.

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The F Symphonie I bought from Germany a few months ago is really excellent, so I'm tempted to try this, even though I shouldn't.

Just out of curiosity, how conical is the valve block?

I guess realistically there aren't enough B&S Symphonie tubas at that price for everybody to have one.

This lovely interesting tuba should be played more than I'm playing it, so it's up for sale. Sold. I'm near Austin, Texas. https://onedrive.live.com/embed?resid=bf669210ceef9534%2194190&authkey=%21AL-Atj4HwWJk5b0&height=1024 This is a compact 4/4 rotary four valve C tuba. This one passes the ...

Thanks everyone for adding this reason to my list of reasons I'm unlikely to ever get something bigger than my super comfortable 188.

... People who play for the fun/love of something will claim (I don't need/can't justify anything better than this...), ... REALLY GOOD equipment (BOTH design-wise AND build-quality-wise) is REALLY FUN to use. FUN matters. I completely sympathize with gocsick. I went years with barely any playing ...

Please, do yourself a favor and buy a Jupiter or Packer if that's what you really want. My experience with Laabs is that Schiller instruments are sold as-is with no warranty. You will be SOL, as I have been, if there's a problem. I hope there are people who have been thoroughly pleased with their ...

My 186 with Yamaha bell is the same way, with the longer tuning slide that pretty much fixes the 5th partials. Now that have an F tuba and care more about high notes, I wonder if maybe the tradeoff for less-flat 5th partials is a slightly more flat very high end, but (1) I'm not sure, and (2) I ...

The Bessophone! https://www.tubaforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=2016 Yes, even the 5th partials are tamed on this instrument. I played it in everything from brass quintet to being the only tuba supporting a 50-piece community band. ... My 186 with Yamaha bell is the same way, with the longer tuning slide ...

The past was quite long ago, so trombones were surely quite bright for a long time. I’ve no idea what the customs are now, but would guess nearly everyone has trombones at least big enough for an F valve. I’m playing a German rotary F tuba on EEb part, though, so I’m trying not to know too much about ...

…. The only trombone in the entire ensemble is a bass trombone, so (yes? no?) shouldn't the little baritones sound much more like tenor trombones than euphoniums? There are other normal tenor trombones — at least two parts. But the main reason brass bands get mentioned around here is for the basses ...

Thank you so much for the timeline, Christian . The first version design does look very much like the B&S tubas. Here's mine, just before I sold it, next to a Symphonie. The Miraphone has nicer brace posts. https://onedrive.live.com/embed?resid=bf669210ceef9534%2194038&authkey=%21AAW8SxTeC0jEiWk ...

Actually, I can change "musicians" to "artists". Any paid activity that a lot of hobbyists are willing to do for free is going to pay poorly to everyone but the stars. And the reality is most of the audience won't notice any difference between the pro group and the amateur group. That’s a little d ...

Seems to be still there, and not too long a drive. Having to remind myself I don’t really need a spare. Probably. Still, ….

bloke wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:37 pm …, so why not just bring the F tuba - which can play all of the broad low stuff, as well as the snappy above the staff stuff in those trombone parts - and forget dragging all that gear in there?

Now that’s what I’m talking about!