Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?

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Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?

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right after they stop saying "plays a little flat"
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"Compensated" and "compromised" are NOT synonyms.
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LeMark wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 3:39 pm right after they stop saying "plays a little flat"
Looks very sharp to me.
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Pull that tuning slide out just a hair, and you're good to go!
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I'm only 5'6", so my tuba is compensating.
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bloke wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 4:12 pm "Compensated" and "compromised" are NOT synonyms.
Is there an "overcompensated"?
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bort2.0 wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 4:21 pm
LeMark wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 3:39 pm right after they stop saying "plays a little flat"
Looks very sharp to me.
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arpthark wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 7:19 pm I'm only 5'6", so my tuba is compensating.
Well, I'm 5' 2" so I have to compensate just to play the tuba.
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arpthark wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 7:19 pm I'm only 5'6", so my tuba is compensating.
My tuba was constipated. :bugeyes:
A small piece of gunk was clogging the Saturn water key. I cleaned it out and everything started "flowing" smoothly again. :smilie2:
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Re: Will people ever stop saying "The valves have lots of compression"?

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martyneilan wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 11:43 am
arpthark wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 7:19 pm I'm only 5'6", so my tuba is compensating.
My tuba was constipated. :bugeyes:
A small piece of gunk was clogging the Saturn water key. I cleaned it out and everything started "flowing" smoothly again. :smilie2:
Maybe they should name those water keys after Uranus?

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Put a cork in it.
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