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tuba found: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:08 pm
by arpthark
I will be in town for the Great American Brass Band festival, May 28-June 4, playing in my hometown group after five years away.
Does anyone in the central Kentucky/Lexington/Louisville area have a tuba I could borrow for that week? CC preferred, but obviously not picky at all.
Send me a PM or email beanhillbrass at gmail dot com. Will bump as the deadline gets closer. Thanks very much for any leads!
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:26 am
by royjohn
I'm in Knoxville, TN an have a Mack 410 you might borrow if we could arrange a meetup.PM me if interested.
royjohn
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:30 am
by bloke
What about asking Dr. Hightower ?
published contact info is...
matt.hightower@uky.edu
Office Phone:
(859) 257-8822
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:35 am
by arpthark
bloke wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:30 am
What about asking Dr. Hightower ?
published contact info is...
matt.hightower@uky.edu
Office Phone:
(859) 257-8822
thanks, have talked to Matt.
His employment ends on June 1 as he has accepted the Florida State gig, but pointed me in the direction of the UK band office who might be able to help.
@royjohn, thank you for that very generous offer; will let you know.
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 7:41 am
by arpthark
A couple leads have fallen through, so here's a bump.
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 8:02 am
by bloke
Do you own a C tuba?
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 8:05 am
by arpthark
Uh oh. Am I being set up for a joke?
Yes, I have a CC.
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 9:02 am
by bloke
...so are you flying c. 10 hours door-to-door, rather than driving with your own tuba 13 hours door-to-door...??
This issue/topic ("planes and tubas don't mix") was brought up somewhere recently (fb?) with someone who bought a seat for their tuba but - upon boarding - wasn't allowed to board with the tuba.
If you're flying and hoping to find a loaner tuba, I understand, but it's just that I would have immediately chosen to drive.
We're all different.
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 9:30 am
by arpthark
bloke wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 9:02 am
...so are you flying c. 10 hours door-to-door, rather than driving with your own tuba 13 hours door-to-door...??
This issue/topic (
"planes and tubas don't mix") was brought up somewhere recently (fb?) with someone who bought a seat for their tuba but - upon boarding - wasn't allowed to board with the tuba.
If you're flying and hoping to find a loaner tuba, I understand, but it's just that I would have immediately chosen to drive.
We're all different.
Gotcha. I considered it. Got a cheap direct 2 hr flight, small regional airport to small regional airport, flying with my 10 mo. old, dad/son trip. If I weren't flying alone with a baby, I'd deal with the hassle of either driving or bringing a tuba along. Barring any epic delay, I'm hoping wake-up to my parents' house is 5 hrs.
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 10:39 am
by bloke
That sounds like a good combination of factors, that might even encourage me to see if someone would loan me a tuba.
...but I'm probably not a good enough player to pick up a random model of tuba (as was Rich Matteson, as an other-worldly example) and play the crap out of it.
Re: borrowing a tuba: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 3:55 pm
by russiantuba
If you haven’t already, contact Dr. Aaron Hynds. They are on the music business and sound faculty at University of Kentucky but they hold a DMA in tuba performance .Not sure if they still just play Eb only but it is worth a shot.
Re: tuba found: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 12:13 pm
by arpthark
Found one thanks to the generosity of UK Bands; thanks to all who offered suggestions and leads!
Re: tuba found: KY, late May/early June
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 8:54 am
by arpthark
Ended up picking up a Conn 2J.
Some highlights:
