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by cthuba
Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:08 am
Forum: For Sale or Trade: Tubas, Euphoniums, Mouthpieces, and Accessories
Topic: FOR SALE: BRUCKNER 291 IN GOLD BRASS
Replies: 5
Views: 2634

Re: FOR SALE: BRUCKNER 291 IN GOLD BRASS

Bump. Lots of interest, but still no sale at the conference. Horn is located in Asheville North Carolina.
by cthuba
Mon Jan 27, 2025 9:31 pm
Forum: For Sale or Trade: Tubas, Euphoniums, Mouthpieces, and Accessories
Topic: FOR SALE: BRUCKNER 291 IN GOLD BRASS
Replies: 5
Views: 2634

FOR SALE: BRUCKNER 291 IN GOLD BRASS

Hello! Up for sale is a Miraphone 291 Bruckner in Gold Brass purchased 3 years ago. I am the second owner. The intonation on this tuba is good with an absolute killer low register. Rotors are quick and in my opinion are the best in CC tubas. My taste has changed to more of a york style piston CC… I w ...
by cthuba
Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:09 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Gig bag for a pt6p
Replies: 3
Views: 695

Gig bag for a pt6p

Looking to get a gig bag for a pt6p with a preference for top loading gig bags. I have no idea what types or what brands will fit this tuba. Any help would be appreciated

Thanks,
Mark
by cthuba
Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:59 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Needing a new director for a Brassband in Western NC
Replies: 1
Views: 305

Needing a new director for a Brassband in Western NC

Hey All!

Smokey Mountain Brassbands director will be leaving, and I was wondering if any of you know of anyone in the Western North Carolina area that would be interested in working/ organizing with the group?

Thanks
by cthuba
Tue Sep 03, 2024 4:11 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Assessing when to take the day off
Replies: 8
Views: 1882

Assessing when to take the day off

I played ALOT yesterday and noticed that my face still felt “warmed up” when I woke up this morning. Certainly has me thinking that maybe I should have a lighter day or take the day off.

I’m curious how all of you decide to take a day off or have a lighter day from playing?
by cthuba
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:50 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: "I'm getting older, and looking for a smaller tuba, but I still want four valves"
Replies: 66
Views: 18985

Re: "I'm getting older, and looking for a smaller tuba, but I still want four valves"

I do a job where I walk about 10 miles a day and move 75,000lbs worth of weight by hand in a timely manner. Now at 34 I sometimes feel like I’m at the end of this sort of labor BUT THEN!!!! I do the exercises a physical therapist prescribed me and magically that pain in my lower back, mid back, ...
by cthuba
Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Elephant Room Walk through video
Replies: 19
Views: 4356

Re: Elephant Room Walk through video

Casca Grossa wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:27 pm I didn't hear enough Ride.
Carol Jantsch gave a masterclass where a student played Hungarian march…

That pretty much replaced the ride in the Elephant room.
by cthuba
Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Elephant Room Walk through video
Replies: 19
Views: 4356

Re: Elephant Room Walk through video

Ya caught me at the 58sec-1min mark. Appearing to be grumpy guy. Grey and black striped shirt and horrid green pants.

Video graphic evidence of my interest in the Lidl tubas :eyes: :laugh: :tuba:
by cthuba
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Elephant Room Impressions (Add your own in the replies)
Replies: 60
Views: 19118

Re: Elephant Room Impressions (Add your own in the replies)

The elephant room had some really fine instruments. MRP Gold brass Bruckner Miraphone 188 Norwegian Star These were the ones that I played that I thought were great. The Wessex Gnagey is a really fine horn. I’m really hoping to purchase one within the year. The Wessex prototype Eb was also a treat t ...
by cthuba
Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Buffet Tuba Showcase Event
Replies: 24
Views: 3910

Re: Buffet Tuba Showcase Event

4197 (PT20) - Forgettable. Why would you buy this over a 6P for only $2K less? It was fine. Pitch was okay, low register was... Meh. Why is this still being made? Only a 2k difference between a PT-20 and 6 is straight up silly. Real shame because I use to LOVE these tubas for the sound, size and ...
by cthuba
Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:08 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Interesting finding with polka tuba sound
Replies: 3
Views: 722

Interesting finding with polka tuba sound

So I play on a Bruckner (still love it) with a Mike Finn 3H and have found my sound to be too diffuse for that kind of full yet percussive like sound I’ve been listening to with blasmusik. So I’ve been experimenting with a Laskey 30C just for fun thinking that a shallow cup mouthpiece would be stu ...
by cthuba
Sat Dec 16, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Polka tips (for me, I have none to give!)
Replies: 9
Views: 1363

Re: Polka tips (for me, I have none to give!)

Thank you all for your responses! I have listened to Doc’s polka repository and some of his blasmusik playlist collection YouTube (real change of pace from Metallica/Lord Huron etc…). Really really talented players in this genre that I was completely aware of. That include Doc! I can’t help but notic ...
by cthuba
Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:56 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Polka tips (for me, I have none to give!)
Replies: 9
Views: 1363

Polka tips (for me, I have none to give!)

Hello all!

Gonna be playing with a group soon. No idea of there a lead chart, music or if they play by ear, so I’ve just been playing with recordings to try and develop my ear.

Anyone have any tips or suggestions?
by cthuba
Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Need to buy a tuba mute
Replies: 3
Views: 758

Need to buy a tuba mute

Hey All!

I have a Bruckner 291 and need a mute that fits it for a gig.

Budget is 2-300 dollars.

Any of you know what fits this tuba? The internet searches haven’t been very helpful
by cthuba
Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Question about 4 valve compensating tubas
Replies: 13
Views: 1902

Question about 4 valve compensating tubas

Are they fully chromatic? I’ve been curious about a 5 valve versus a 4 valve for solos, quintet and orchestra. Looking for an all around bass horn.
by cthuba
Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: I'm thinking of...
Replies: 30
Views: 3411

Re: I'm thinking of...

Don’t forget the classic modern contrabass tuba piece

Beit dur living shite out da lo registar
by cthuba
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Stopped by Baltimore Brass Company
Replies: 18
Views: 3725

Re: Stopped by Baltimore Brass Company

Was there fairly recently too. I liked the Getzen and the tubby Eb tuba funnily enough.


I still think about that Rudy F. Closest thing to a B&S symfonie… in that I had a hard time putting it down. No tuner in sight for me but my god the sound and feel of the instrument.
by cthuba
Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: New tuba: YCB-623
Replies: 51
Views: 13272

Re: New tuba: YCB-623

Is this another Besson 995/ Nirschl Clone?