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Jim Williams

IIRC, both the Mahillon and dePrins tubas used very thick brass, and thus became popular in schools. The Cerveny tubas had very thin brass.

Jim Williams

For three or so years (1968-70) I uncrated and prepared dozens of the dePrins tubas when I worked for Walter Sear. As I recall, they were--to me--a distant third behind the Cerveny and Mahillon models he also imported. My high school in NJ, knowing that I was studying with and worked for Walter ...

Jim Williams

Thanks--that was one of them.
The other one I need actually came from WINDMILL and is dated Mar. 27, 2010

Jim Williams

Hi... Could someone who's a member of the "other" forum please go here http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38450 and download the files posted by user "Steverino" about TMJ? Thanks in advance...the "other" forum must have remembered my departure and won't let me rejoin even with a VPN ...

Jim Williams

I'm setting the over-under for the number of applicants at 44.5.
I'm taking the over.

Jim Williams

bloke wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:37 pm It is HIGH TIME to STOP wasting time, STOP wasting resources, and STOP purveying nonsense !!!

De pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart is.

Jim Williams

I'll trade you two LeFreques for a Woodify and a gadget to be named later.

Jim Williams

bloke wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:47 pm Instead of the Star Spangled Banner, do they open up each season with Rocky Top?

They take a sample of 50 attendees* and calculate the ratio of tattoos to teeth.
If that ratio is above 2.75 then they start with Rocky Top.

*Might those 50 attendees account for half the audience?

Jim Williams

Assuming around 150 services, that works out to about $24k.
Is there enough freelance or teaching in that area to make a living wage?

I'm setting the over/under for the number of applicants at 49.5.

Do you have the over or the under???

Jim Williams

I do this and make my students do this: Play simple tunes by ear, without music, then transpose them to various keys. I find this exercise to be one of the top confidence-builders in a student and a top factor in developing overall musicality. Last week, a sixth-grader was thrilled when she ...

Jim Williams

Yes, UncleBeer it was indeed interesting. I started taking lessons from him in HS. When he found out I was an avid amateur radio operator and knew my way around tube-based gear, he allowed me to work with some of the equipment in the studio. I paid for lessons by working at the warehouse and ...

Jim Williams

When I was working for Walter Sear in 1968 through 1970, a few of these passed through his then-warehouse and office at 784 6th Avenue in NYC. People actually bought them. In my capacity as part-time unboxer of shipments and remover of packing peanuts from instruments, I had the chance to play a ...

Jim Williams

arpthark wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:34 pm
How do "flabby" and "stuffy" intersect?

@arpthark the answer, of course, is "fluffy."

Jim Williams

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Jim Williams

The flabbiness may well be a product of recording technology in general, and may be a specific product of previous difficulty in recording bass instruments well. Additionally, even with the best equipment, the person doing the recording may not be skilled at recording tuba. I've done some recording ...

Jim Williams

Harvey's original Golden Crest is still my favorite tuba recording. Recorded in the late 50s/early 60s or so with 50s/60s equipment and splices can be counted on one hand with enough fingers left to throw a decent curve ball. Despite the (now) primitive recording technology, the musician comes ...

Jim Williams

Ted,
I overlapped with Dave in 1970 and maybe 1971. He was very nice to me as a freshman. Sorry to hear of his passing.
Jim

Jim Williams

So HornGuys are back in business?

Jim Williams

I pulled up my rocking chair five and a half years ago, but I am nicer than most: You don't HAVE to get off my lawn, but I'd appreciate it dearly if you would. Someone I know was BOASTING on her LinkedIn page that she has accounting students do some coloring before class (to reduce students' stress ...

Jim Williams

bloke wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:29 pm Shellac or vinyl?

45s or 33s?

Rebump

Lacquer AND silver.

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