Diversity comes in other forms though: * Good mix of male/female (and sure, I guess other categories too). Our conductor was an older woman * Wide range of ages * A person with low vision with a white cane (who I actually knew from somewhere else years ago) * A person with (I think?) a cognitive ...

yes to all... Additionally, I'm a little bit different from most people. I try to never to borrow money to buy anything. I have friends who tell me that I should mortgage my house and invest that money and blah blah blah, but I point out to them that no one offering to invest their money is anyone ...

. . . King has added cost cutting moves on the new style 2341 that lowered their build cost, but also further lowered the build quality - such as the removable valve section. . . Love the removable valve section. My (new-version) 2341 has lain fallow for a couple years, but I loaned it out to a ...

. . . came off as a used car salesman (or Herbert R. Tarlek, Jr. of WKRP) . . . Bailey Quarters . . . *sigh* . . . Bailey Quarters My Sterling Virtuoso (2nd-hand, private-party) was originally from Custom Music, and while it can take some effort to get ahold of someone, my phone interactions with ...

I'm considerably older, have bad cataracts, but am having trouble finding the time to stop and have them removed. I'm also stalling as long as I can, because (though I'm looking through a very 'dirty windshield') I can still focus well enough up close to read everything typed on this website on my ...

Not helpful, but perhaps interesting or amusing: Ceiling stand: 4 young, rambunctious kids + 2 bedroom apartment (we were between selling our previous home and buying the next) + uncased BBb sousaphone (only used during Independence & Christmas seasons). I inverted the horn (valve-side down), nested ...

haha, I enjoy those illustration of language nuance. Reminds me of a flight to Germany in 1979 when the (German) pilot mis-pronounced the in-flight film as "Who Is Killing the Great Chiefs of Europe" instead of "...Killing the Great Chefs of Europe". Sounded like a simple miss-read to my non-German ...

Clarion for my kids' instruments - Muramatsu, Bach Strad, Besson, Sterling. Higher risk (likelihood/impact) than our other instruments. Low cost for lots of peace of mind. For emergency fire evac planning, my first instrument out the door is the Olds O-97 junior sousaphone. Low on-paper value, but ...

What causes dezincification?
That is to say, would a magnesium sacrificial anode buy any time?
Maybe someone needs a side hustle selling heavy magnesium valve bottom caps along with snake oil valve & slide lubricant

CLAIMED The 2nd of my two MMVIs. Giddings & Webster Alan Baer MMVI Signature, Standard shank, Polished Steel Clean, round shank. This mouthpiece was dropped on the outer rim. There are tiny dings (see picture), but they are on the outer radius, outside of the embouchure contact area (at least for me ...

There can be valid reasons for these introductions. Some audiences are genuinely interested in knowing the background of compositions, maybe in an academic or pay setting. Many conductors or ensemble members are quite accomplished and worthy of the listen. Others just think they are. Additionally ...

No longer available; decided to hang onto it for now. Giddings & Webster Jon Sass Signature tuba mouthpiece, Standard Shank, Polished Stainless GW Jon Sass Signature Shank is round, Rim is fine. Bought this for a horn that I no longer own. Listed on the GW site for $292.51 +tx/ship I'm selling for ...

Giddings & Webster Alan Baer MMVI Signature, Standard shank, Polished Steel Round shank - never dropped - & rim is (of course - stainless steel) fine. GW lists it at $382.18 I think it was $150 + tx/ship when I bought it. Selling mine for $125 shipped conus. GW Baer MMVI Link to photo of my ...

matt g wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 3:48 pm

LibraryMark wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 10:14 am
Seems rather pricey to me.

Yeah, about double/triple what I’d pay.

I wouldn't blame a guy for trying, particularly if he needs to "I told you so" his wife.

hukedonfonix03 wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 10:18 am I have 2 YBB-105's and 4 YBB-103's left at my home in Tyler, TX. I'm selling them
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8x1UKvu3JBkLxmUj7

The older my back gets, the more attractive those 103s look, but alas, I'm in Northern California. Good luck.

I support local vendors, but for less-common/not-in-stock/need-it-now items, I've had positive experiences with WWBW. They do an admirable job of integrating an efficient, large-scale ecommerce business with a personal-touch capability. In fact, this week I received the last of an accessories order ...

Isn't losing 30 lbs. (from oneself) more beneficial and less traumatic than selling an "amazing" tuba that weighs 26 lbs (or whatever) and replacing it with a "pretty good" one that weighs 20 lbs (or whatever...realizing not very much net loss in overall "tote") ? Guess it depends why folks want an ...

One of my MTS wheels failed, and I deliberated swapping in a set of rollerblade wheels (we've done this on suitcases, and it's a nice upgrade), but I first called or emailed MTS (was a while back, can't quite recall how I contacted them), and a new pair of wheels showed up in the mail. It was a ...

Must be vibration season - had one yesterday that was simpler & stupider. Checked the usual suspects: lyre screw, valve caps & buttons, slide guard screw, trigger assembly screws. Ended up being the metal draw-string aglet on a new pair of sweat pants buzzing on the bottom bow. On the one hand, the ...

What size and material of tubing do you recommend for the bell rim protector? 3/8" od x 1/4" id clear vinyl tubing. length is a bit over 5 feet - 3.14x20" I clamp a single-edged razor blade in the bench vise with just a corner of the blade showing, then pull the tubing over it. Pretty quick n easy ...