Elephant Room Walk through video

[Rick Denney]

Might just see some of the TFFJ in here

By the way the guy that got the camera shoved into his eyeball is Zach Bridges. Monster player in the army band, Former student of mine and someone I'm proud to call a close friend. I wouldn't have done that to a stranger

[bloke]

Of all the elephant rooms I've ever voyeured, that's certainly one of them.
I chuckle at the terms that I coined which have stuck.
Also, hello to everyone I saw there that I should have been there to see.

[cthuba]

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

[PlayTheTuba]

At 1:01 you can see the Besson 3+1 F next to the Kanstul 3/4 CC tuba. I should've asked if I was allowed to toot on the Helicon though.

The infamous Rudy 5/4 (the 6/4 must be insane) BBb around 3:20

What is the tuba around the 4 minute mark? Is that a Meinl Weston now a Besson 186 but with 3 valves? Another tuba model that I am curious about due to it's small bore with rotary valves.

[PlayTheTuba]

That is a 3 valve compensating Hirsbrunner. Never seen one before. Had to get a close up shot of the double ported rotors

[BRS]

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[Rick Denney]

That is a 3 valve compensating Hirsbrunner. Never seen one before. Had to get a close up shot of the double ported rotors

I saw a Miraphone 186 (at least 186-size) rotary tuba with three compensating valves using the same design as on the Hirsbrunner in your video. It's a Blaikley design in principle, using double-stacked rotors. It compensates on third-valve combinations (as opposed to a 4-valve compensator, which only compensates on 4th valve combinations). The Miraphone that I saw was in a music store in Austin, Texas perhaps 40 years ago, so it's not a new concept.

Rick "tried to put a fingerprint on your camera but you were too quick" Denney

[Rick Denney]

All those jackets with zippers!

Not mine. :)

It's usually worse at the Army workshop, simply because it's usually colder than it was this week, and the heavier coats are more likely to be zippered and less likely to be under control. I usually stash my coat somewhere when in the Elephant Room, but the jacket I wore this week was light enough not to need it.

Rick "no problem with the heating in that building, either" Denney

[Casca Grossa]

I didn't hear enough Ride.

[dp]

Might just see some of the TFFJ in here

By the way the guy that got the camera shoved into his eyeball is Zach Bridges. Monster player in the army band, Former student of mine and someone I'm proud to call a close friend. I wouldn't have done that to a stranger

Oh good lord had I never seen this I'd have never even imaGINed... the term "elephant room" just never got it across to me!

Did I see in the comments thread that many of those folks blatted away on the same 10-15-20 tubas? Were there free injections of bleach or Lysol too?

[Yahnay-san]

Had to miss the conference this year, thanks for putting this video out; it’s almost like being there but much safer for the ears and the wallet!

[Eutubabone54]

Cool! But I didn't see in the video. Anyway, I sent an email to the guy who selling his 601 walter Sear CC and said we hadn't heard from you. No response yet. BTW, if you want another Piggy- I'd trade mine for your 601. I need something bigger for Tschaikovsky No.5 and Mahler No.1 in May. Brent

[Eutubabone54]

Sorry...but I didn't see me in the..

[cthuba]

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.

[LeMark]

Because everyone mobs the F tubas

[TNID]

Hey, you got my son and me at the Yamaha table, at 0:19.

[LeMark]

Hey, you got my son and me at the Yamaha table, at 0:19.

I have to ask, what did your son think about all of that?

[TNID]

Hey, you got my son and me at the Yamaha table, at 0:19.

I have to ask, what did your son think about all of that?

This was actually his second year and he loves it. He particularly enjoyed the evening performances. And he was a big fan of the pizza.

[bloke]

re: the same old tired-ass excerpts

It's amazing how much someone can learn from them (stuff that even the most communicative/insightful teacher can't teach) simply by PLAYING them with an actual orchestra.

I have ridiculously high-powered 1970's P.A. system, and - cranking it up to as loud as an orchestra (whereby I'm only about 1/3 of what I can actually hear - from my perspective) - I don't learn as much (re: new-to-me pieces) as I learn at reading rehearsals from playing pieces with real people (and a stick-man), but I learn a LOT...and good recordings of good orchestras - well... - they serve as pretty good tuners and metronomes, as well.

This morning (twice) and tomorrow morning (again: twice), I'm playing the Star War - Main Title (along with Young People's Guide, some excerpts from (yep...the Debussy-mocking thread) La Mer, etc.

I've played the Star Wars thing a bunch of times before, but mostly at OUTDOOR (amplification in place) pops concerts.
This time, I was 10 - 15 feet from all the percussionists.
It was REALLY nice to have them RIGHT THERE - (rather than hearing them mostly through some behemoth outdoor stacks of speakers) and could REALLY line up my time with their time...You know. REALLY GOOD percussionists play with REALLY GOOD time.

oh yeah: I got credit for using the PERCUSSIONISTS' really good time:
"That was great, bloke"..."Way to 'drive the bus', bloke"...etc. (again: NOT driving the bus...but merely NOT allowing the percussionists' sounds to begin prior to my own).

bloke "and don't try to b.s. me that the Star Wars - Main Title is not part of the standard orchestral lit...Pretty soon, it's going to show up on 1st round lists...oh yeah, and 75% of what committees are listening for is GOOD TIME."

one of these, except mine works:

[Mary Ann]

When I won the only audition I ever took for an orchestra (Albany, NY symphony) the comment I was given was that the conductor (no committes back then) said I had very good rhythm. Huh. Not my gorgeous tone, perfect pitch, blah blah blah but my rhythm. So thou speaketh the truth, methinks.