Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:03 pm
Great pics, thanks for sharing!
Tim
Tim
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:26 pm
oh yeah! i was there and probably tried out ever single tuba in the convention. Personally, the THOR and PT-606 were my favorites.
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:29 pm
Man, this sounded like a lot of fun. I can't believe I missed Florida's FMEA. 
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:52 am
Beautiful pics -- thanks!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:15 pm
Heard from one top pro: "A good York takes what you give it and makes the most of it. A 2165, on the other hand, was designed to take the most that Warren Deck could give it."the elephant wrote:The 2165 is not a very clear horn at anything below a solid mf (f for most folks)....
I hope you realize the extreme good fortune that came your way in getting to trial so many great horns in one room. I grew up in San Antonio and wort of took TMEA for granted. Now that I am too far and too busy I really pine for those days. I am a bit envious of you, man! Glad you had such a sweet time in my hometown. It is a great place for such an extravaganza of music. Maybe I will get to go next year …
I also really miss the easy access to TMEA. But it is largely compensated by the Army Tuba Conference.
Rick "who doesn't miss watching high-school kids abusing display instruments" Denney
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:11 pm
TMEA
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:49 pm
Unfortunately, these are some of the things that seem to go with music conferences, these days. Remember how a Dillon's tuba grew its own legs and walked out during the 2007 TUSABTEC? This is another relatively new development. I know the Miraphone booth lost at least two mouthpieces during TMEA.TexTuba wrote:It basically was one HUGE pissing match!Rick Denney wrote:Rick "who doesn't miss watching high-school kids abusing display instruments" Denney
TMEA
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:59 pm
They're trumpet players. How hard is it to figure this out?nxt2laststarfighter wrote: The tubas were still out done by the trumpet players. All through the convention center at TMEA you could here trumpets blasting as loud and high as they possibly could. I am not sure if they were really trying the horns out or just having a "HUGE pissing match" themselves.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:27 am
I played scales to try out horns... is that the proper way to do so?nxt2laststarfighter wrote:The tubas were still out done by the trumpet players. All through the convention center at TMEA you could here trumpets blasting as loud and high as they possibly could. I am not sure if they were really trying the horns out or just having a "HUGE pissing match" themselves.TexTuba wrote:This was my largest problem with the exhibit area. What happened to trying out the horn? Why do people HAVE to play every excerpt and solo they know at the conference?! It basically was one HUGE pissing match!Rick Denney wrote:Rick "who doesn't miss watching high-school kids abusing display instruments" Denney
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:21 pm
Kinda reminds me of a TubeNetter who goes to great lengths to try and prove his horn is a 5/4...the elephant wrote:It is an issue with personal insecurity; their horns are pretty small you know …
Marty "who played on 1/2 size Yamahas through 6/4 Martins and doesn't really care"