Have you ever locked your tuba to a toilet?

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Pedalocity wrote:The guy that wrote "Tuba: Views from the back row" told me an old story about Bill Bell, peeing into the bell of his tuba during a concert with NY. Phil. He said the stinch was ridiculous, and the whole back row was rolling on the floor laughing. If I remeber right, he was playing a huge Conn, recording, bell front model tuba.
Bet that evening really whizzed by! :P
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Have I locked my tuba to a toilet?

No.

Have I mistaken it for a toilet?

No.

Have other people mistaken my tone for toilet noises?

Well . . . :oops:
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JohnH wrote:I wouldn't put my tuba in the same room with a toilet. What if you get up in the middle of the night, you're half asleep, you don't cut the light on....

:P
Well, you could always go ahead an do that in your tuba yourself. Then no one would want to steal it.
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Post by tubatooter1940 »

Heard the same bathroom story about a shiny saxaphone.
I was on the road two years with a 1960 Gibson archtop and a Fender Super Six amp. I worried about losing the guitar because it was a good player. My tuba was not very expensive but I would hate to lose it because it is a good player too. Even more I would hate to have to explain the loss of either to my wife. :oops:
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