One caveat I'm not seeing mentioned here: I only see mention of "hot" water. Some types of lacquer don't like "hot" (ie: hotter than your skin likes) water, and will float off in sheets when exposed to it. Looking at you, Miraphone. Proceed with caution. My 2 cents. Disclaimer: All I do is play the ...

I use this hose end nozzle with a 1/4 turn valve: https://imgur.com/WLsAAmr Using an adjustable wrench to make a tight fit, I attach a rubber hot water rated water hose on the hot output valve to on a wall mounted tankless water heater on the exterior of my home. There are two valves on a tankless ...

bloke wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 7:21 am The bell flare size doesn't look out of proportion. I would still bet $1 that it's a Model 86 and not an 85.

I have an old model 86 CC with clockwork springs and a 16.5" bell from what I believe would have been made in 1958 or 1959. It's a great player.

I have a service that I offer to brass players which involves tying a nylon cable to their instrument and swinging it around in a circle really fast, whereby the centrifugal force aligns all of the molecules in the instrument. They all play better and the valves and slides work better after I do ...

These are great cases, especially if you still have the courage to fly with a tuba as checked baggage! I used to have one of these for a MW 2165. It was 88lbs with the tuba packed inside of it. I sold it with that tuba as I no longer check tubas when I fly.

-M

Conductors think about their hair, clothing, how they swing their buttocks in front of the patrons, and their facial expressions (if on camera). Neither spend any time considering the size-and-shape of tubas... If any of them do, they are in a percentage that couldn't be represented visually on a ...

I remember that Alan Baer replaced a bell on a B&S PT-10 with a 184 bell. It took out much of the diffuseness in the lower register that is sometimes an issue with those tubas.

FWIW, I do like the B&S PT-10 F tubas!

bloke wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:59 am
The tack that I believe I am going to pursue with this is to use my phone to ring a little reminder 20 minutes later - for me to go back to that instrument again and empty water out it final time.

I do this and then place a few drops of my valve oil recipe down the leadpipe.

-Matt

Add these two:
Bernstein: Divertimento (Tuba doubles on euphonium)
Carl Ruggles: Sun Treader

Are there any recommendations out there for a safe, environmentally friendly de-greaser that I can use to clean horns at home?

Thanks,
Matt