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

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?

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, ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?

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

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.

Don’t forget the classic modern contrabass tuba piece

Beit dur living shite out da lo registar

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.

Is this another Besson 995/ Nirschl Clone?

Thank y’all for your posts. I’ve known about Thomann, but the idea of paying VAT and shipping costs greatly discouraged me. I’m still interested in the Wessex bubbie 5, but the ZO offers a 5 valve cc travel tuba that perked my interests. I also don’t own an F tuba, just a Bruckner and enough space in ...

Called Dillons and Matt said they no longer do business with them.

Contacted Mack brass about a month ago with no reply.

Anyone know of any place

Just curious about impressions on performers and tubas at the exhibits

Not to get sentimental on ya’ll but before I had the Bruckner which was my dream tuba I had had this tuba. The sound, the feel I had got from this tuba was absolutely lovely ESPECIALLY in the lower register. Intonation was very manageable. My tuba teacher of 10+ years who conducted our local c ...

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