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bloke wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:15 pm The most important thing is to buy the latest/greatest model, which is hyped up on social media and fora such as this.

If you want to make sure and impress a high school band director, make certain it's rotary.
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At least I'm doing it half right: they're hyped a little bit on social media, but none is newer than 40 years.

bloke wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:15 pm To impress me, it needs to have been "worked over" enough by me so that - once I croak - no one else will want it, or - if they might want it - they might not be able to figure out what all that "stuff" is on it.

The way you've described your Symphonie, I think we'd figure out the stuff on that one.

I'm not sure that - with the Miraphone 98 - everyone would immediately figure out that the #3 slide contraption is designed to be pushed in with the player's sleeve-cuff...or (at least, at first) what the "brake" is for on the main slide...

So you starch your cuffs in anticipation of needing them to push a slide?

bloke wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:41 pm
I think there are a lot more intonation-friendly B flat tubas than C.

I also believe this . . .