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by b.williams
Mon Feb 27, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: Off-Site Deals and Ads
Topic: eBay: Mirafone 184 CC
Replies: 18
Views: 721

Re: eBay: Mirafone 184 CC

:cheers:
by b.williams
Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: "good - especially for the price"
Replies: 13
Views: 752

Re: "good - especially for the price"

bloke wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:52 am I've really grown weary of hearing or seeing that expression.
Either something is good or it is not good.
I agree! I would rather see written "This is a good playing tuba. It costs $_ _ _ _."
Then I think, "Wow that's a good price!"

Lacquer!
by b.williams
Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: Repairs & Modifications
Topic: 1970s Besson New Standard Euphonium Finger Buttons Thread Size
Replies: 1
Views: 133

1970s Besson New Standard Euphonium Finger Buttons Thread Size

Hello all.
Does anyone know the thread size of 1970s Besson New Standard euphonium finger buttons? If not, does anyone know what brand(s) of finger buttons will fit? I have asked the question on the euphonium site.
Thank you.
by b.williams
Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:24 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Eb vs F tuba in an orchestra to the tubists ears
Replies: 57
Views: 5101

Re: Eb vs F tuba in an orchestra to the tubists ears

So am I the only one who will xerox the part with all those 16th notes, carefully whiteout every other one, and play 8th notes on time not messing up the works with a what sounds like brass slobber? No you are not. I've reduced many a brass band BBb tuba part. Never has a director asked that the ...
by b.williams
Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:16 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Eb vs F tuba in an orchestra to the tubists ears
Replies: 57
Views: 5101

Re: Eb vs F tuba in an orchestra to the tubists ears

Music director actually mentioned the tubas in read-through last week. It was pretty much, "yes, it really is that fast; don't worry as much about the notes as getting the shape and feeling right." Nothing about F or Eb, though. So --- I do not have, never did have, and never will have the ...
by b.williams
Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:54 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: For all the historians out there...recording bells?
Replies: 29
Views: 1829

Re: For all the historians out there...recording bells?

Figures… More garbage is added as time goes on ie. “Into is a word, so onto should be a word”, etc. Not so new. Onto is a preposition. It is used frequently in mathematics. mapping elements in such a way that every element in one set is the image of at least one element in another set a function tha ...
by b.williams
Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:14 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: For all the historians out there...recording bells?
Replies: 29
Views: 1829

Re: For all the historians out there...recording bells?

I’m not a historian, but it is my understanding that bell front tubas (preferably or otherwise any kind of tuba) were used to play the string bass parts in symphony orchestra recordings prior to electronics being used in recordings – with everyone playing into a sort of cone shape, where the sound e ...
by b.williams
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: For Sale or Trade: Tubas, Euphoniums, Mouthpieces, and Accessories
Topic: SOLD: King 2341 (Old Style) $999 plus shipping
Replies: 3
Views: 256

SOLD: King 2341 (Old Style) $999 plus shipping

Up for sale is a fine playing King 2341 (Old Style) tuba. It has a 19" upright bell was made in 1987. The pictures show the cosmetic condition. This tuba is in good playing shape but rough cosmetic shape. There are lots of dents and dings This sale includes a case for the bell and a case for the ...
by b.williams
Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:32 am
Forum: Off-Site Deals and Ads
Topic: Reverb: Conn 24J
Replies: 6
Views: 441

Re: Reverb: Conn 24J

Understood. :cheers:
by b.williams
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:22 am
Forum: Off-Site Deals and Ads
Topic: Reverb: Conn 24J
Replies: 6
Views: 441

Re: Reverb: Conn 24J

25J
:coffee:
by b.williams
Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:43 pm
Forum: For Sale or Trade: Tubas, Euphoniums, Mouthpieces, and Accessories
Topic: SOLD: 1985 Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign (Round Stamp) BBb (3+1) Silver Compensating Tuba. $600 + Shipping
Replies: 1
Views: 268

SOLD: 1985 Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign (Round Stamp) BBb (3+1) Silver Compensating Tuba. $600 + Shipping

For Sale: 1985 Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign (Round Stamp) BBb (3+1) Silver Compensating Tuba. The Model number is 992 The serial number is 703688. There is a case and no mouthpiece. Pictures: This tuba is in good playing shape but rough cosmetic shape. There are lots of dents and dings. The 1st valve ...