St Paul TubaChristmas -- 12/3 at 4pm

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Which tuba should Brett bring to TubaChristmas?

1922 Martin Medium Eb (lovely all around!)
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69%
1895 Conn Eb ("plays")
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No votes
1960s Martin Mammoth BBb (3T recording bell -- fun and enormous sound, but so so heavy. Also -- not mine!)
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31%
1917 Martin Monster Eb (3T upright bell -- OMG what a gorgeous sound! Needs a few things resoldered which makes me slightly nervous... Also, not mine)
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Re: St Paul TubaChristmas -- 12/3 at 4pm

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humBell wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:28 pm
NoraDahlgren wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:20 pm Curious if anyone knows how many tubas etc participated yesterday in TubaChistmas 2023 in St Paul, loved it SO much‼️🎶♥️
If the website has contact for the organizer, ask them how many pins they have left.
It was 104.

I know, because I was the final (and 104th) person to register. :laugh:
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humBell wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:32 pm Oh, and @bort2.0 was 1922 early enough? Or were there older instruments in attendance?
Apparently the oldest was 1880-something. That's what they said at check-in... Although honestly, I don't think the conductor ever mentioned it during the performance... :huh:

I think this was my 25th TubaChristmas event since I started playing in ~1995. Including an odd TubaChristmas in July event in Bethlahem* Pennsylvania.

(*spelled wrong on purpose, because the pin says "Bethlahem" instead of "Bethlehem"... which was kind of the whole point of the event in the first place :facepalm2:)
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Re: St Paul TubaChristmas -- 12/3 at 4pm

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bort2.0 wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:11 pm
humBell wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:28 pm
NoraDahlgren wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:20 pm Curious if anyone knows how many tubas etc participated yesterday in TubaChistmas 2023 in St Paul, loved it SO much‼️🎶♥️
If the website has contact for the organizer, ask them how many pins they have left.
It was 104.

I know, because I was the final (and 104th) person to register. :laugh:
Not too bad a turn out!
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