Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
right after they stop saying "plays a little flat"
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
"Compensated" and "compromised" are NOT synonyms.
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
I'm only 5'6", so my tuba is compensating.
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
Is there an "overcompensated"?
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
Well, I'm 5' 2" so I have to compensate just to play the tuba.
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
My tuba was constipated.
A small piece of gunk was clogging the Saturn water key. I cleaned it out and everything started "flowing" smoothly again.
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?
Maybe they should name those water keys after Uranus?martyneilan wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 11:43 amMy tuba was constipated.
A small piece of gunk was clogging the Saturn water key. I cleaned it out and everything started "flowing" smoothly again.
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