I got a couple of these from Miraphone DE; arrived stacked (no damage though), and mine were unfinished, requiring a couple hours of buffing. FYI.

This is what Aaron Tindall shared on social media which will answer several (congrats to his studio!). With this level of placement, it's kind of mystifying that ITEA didn't accept Aaron's application to speak and/or perform at the Arizona conference. :eyes: Uncle "liked it waaaay better when it ...

My guess is he probably just forgot to pay the hosting company.

... some gigantic big-band (or dixie-band) book being condensed down to a thin (albeit fragile) appliance, but - when I play big band jobs (though there's still the problem of them being shrunk way down in size - were it that someone spent weeks scanning all those charts and uploading them to a set ...

For jazz & dixie gigs, tablets are invaluable. There's just too many obscure tunes that so-and-so really wants to play, and paper just wouldn't really work in this situation. Plus, as opposed to classical gigs, the next tune is just seconds away, so zipping through the alphabet on a tablet is a ...

gocsick wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:10 pm Silver plating has a melting point of of about 960C...right around the same as brass. So that would survive annealing the bell just fine.

You can absolutely burn (damage) silver plate with much less heat than the annealing temp.

LeMark wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2025 9:48 pm I really liked the elgar I played a year ago, so if this is as good with a real 4 valve inline, they might really have something there

Looking like the 4-inline Elgar *will* be at TMEA.

the elephant wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 6:09 pm
Carl, I am fully cognizant that this is a stupid question, but would you be interested in a trade?

It's on consignment, so not mine to haggle over. I can pass your offer on to the owner if you like.

Then there's stuff like this (from an Ewald).

Schlitzz wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:34 pm Picturing a crapton of tuba players, running around with an eye out.

I'll never forget a NYC dixieland gig, playing "Ain't She Sweet", getting to the bridge "Oh cast an eye...in her direction" and the vocalist makes a throwing motion. I had to stop playing.

peterbas wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:33 am They are for sale if you have enough money. $535.00

Already have one made for Jake back in the '50s.

peterbas wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:36 am
I think you should pay better attention. Most of these devices or endorsed or used by famous players.
See Arnold Jacobs variable cup mouthpiece.

Those were only ever meant as pedagogical tools; an easy way to show what effect different cup depth has.

I had a similar response to their rep who was "courting" me at TMEA (fellow vendor); desperately wanting me to endorse this thing. I asked him to loan me one for several weeks and I would give him my opinion. He declined.

Oh well.

Casca Grossa wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 7:04 pm When my first tuba teacher retired from his similar dinky per service gig in Pennsylvania, players showed up from all over. The eventual winner, who is still the current player, was and still is based out of Georgia.

Wonder what he didn't have going on in Georgia to make him want to move.

LeMark wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:49 am They have at least 2 Ebs I like, the tubby and the new front action 3+1. (forgot the name of it)

Probably only bring Tubby and Gnagey, though quite a few of the other Eb models are in the Denton showroom.

Just be aware if you come to texas, the only E flat tubas you may be able to try are the packer, the eastman, the miraphone Norwegian Star and maybe the St Petersburg. That's the usual offering I would hate for you to travel all that way and be disappointed in the selection Wessex will be at TMEA ...

And I thought bloke was tiresome.

Wow. Amazing that the tech didn't start an immediate fullscale search after not finding a part of a horn he just cleaned. Yikes.

TMEA is fantastic! 35,000 attendees every year. Most of the music manufacturers as well. Great seeing old friends there as well.

Wonder if it's one o' those gigs where they make you audition...for your own job.