Texas Anyone?

[Three Valves]

His post was not an unreasonable one...

[lowtones425]

I read the original post before he deleted the contents, and I have to say that I’m appalled at the level of snidery and presumptuousness displayed in the replies that follow.

His post was not an unreasonable one, and he shouldn’t have gotten this kind of crap for merely seeking information. Also, if you don’t like people playing your personal equipment that’s fine, but it’s no reason to be insistent that people shouldn’t inquire about trying out tubas.

As for comments about buying intent and budget, do you REALLY know what his intent is or how much money he has to spend? If you don’t, then you’re making unwanted/needed assumptions.

Seriously, just don’t comment if you’re going to spew garbage.

Those tubas are all needle-in-a-haystack rare. COVID and budget don’t enter the equation at all if you can’t find the tubas in the first place. If I owned any of them, I’d have the boy come over and honk his guts out, eat supper, and talk shop (Corona be damned!). But I don’t. And, unfortunately, no one else does either. If that’s tantamount to garbage, then let me step down off the truck and dump the can in the back.

Nope, your replies were fine. I enjoy your YouTube channel by the way!

[bort]

I've traded a number of emails with Brian over the last week or so.

Young guy. Nice guy. Give him a break.

[tbonesullivan]

Looks like he bought a Meinl Weston 3450 at TMEA last year, so I guess he's tried that route already.

Which has apparently not been played very much. Those are by all accounts very good tubas, so I would wonder what issues he found with it. Given the very wide variation in tuba sizes and feel, I can't see how anyone can know if they like or dislike a tuba if it has only been played a little bit.

I wonder what his main tuba is.

[Three Valves]

496 is killer!!

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