I teach at two small private schools, neither has a band budget, so I've collected a variety of instruments over the years for the kids to use in case they can't afford their own. (These are not the "rich kid" kind of private schools.) Long story short, I've got more tubas than I need - or maybe not ...

Is that first picture in NYC by chance? I have a picture from the 1980s with my parents near that spot (I believe). My mom called it "the $100 picture" because they double parked to get the picture and came back to a $100 ticket on the car window.


Nope, Town Center in Virginia Beach ...

York-aholic wrote: Mon Sep 22, 2025 5:34 am Is there a loop in the 3rd valve tubing that I don’t see...

Yes! There is a bit of false tubing in front, as the real tube is doubled up behind it.

I snatched this Carl Fischer (King?) up with a low BIN price, drove to NJ to pick it up (effectively negating any savings) only to find it in slightly worse shape than expected. But it's such a cool old tuba, I think I'll go through with the project anyway, and the 2-20 valve section is almost a ...

Thanks for the kind words Joe! I have to admit, the reason I never invested in one of these EUBs (or the real thing) before is that I wasn't confident I would be able to devote the necessary time to getting good enough at it, when I've already got a couple of instruments I could get a lot better at ...

My 1909 Holton model 92

That bass is a beaut, Bloke! Never been a Fender guy myself, nor could I ever get the tone I wanted from any of the Ibanez basses I've owned. Go figure. Settled on this "Douglas" from Rondo Music almost 20 years ago (all other 6 strings are 35" scale, which I just can't do) replaced the stock radio ...