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tuba in the stands
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:46 pm
by capt_tuba
Does anyone have a quick and cheap idea for setting a contra down in the stands during football games. I tech a High School Brassline, and need some ideas. Or if anyone has a stand they would like to get rid of cheap, let me know. Tim
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:28 am
by rocksanddirt
the way our seating was arranged, was alternating seats on the benches so each player in the band had an open seat directly infront of them. Gave plenty of room for sousaphones to be set right in front of the player, tbones and trumpets not to bash the hat of someone, etc. The band, however, then takes up twice as many seats as the paying customer though so in some locales might be an issue.
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:37 pm
by iiipopes
Use sousaphones instead: made to wear, will lay down easily with just loosening the bell screws and rotating slightly, The goosneck and bits are readily accessible and removable to prevent damage; in short, the horn designed for the purpose.
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:51 pm
by tubaguy9
It depends what you want. If you want an area for the tuba to sit, then try the stands idea. If you want a way of setting them down and not get scratched, try sousa covers with a hole in the middle of them.
[quote=iiipopes]Use sousaphones instead[/quote]
Not to criticize this comment, but if they don't have the money for both marching horns and concert horns, they might be using convertibles. Along with that, I myself like the sound of a contra/marching tuba better than a sousaphone.
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:01 pm
by TubaCoopa
Well, if a few more scratches won't make a difference, you can shove it inbetween the "floor" and the seat in front of you. That's what I do with my beat-up souzie.
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:41 pm
by Charlie Goodman
Get a 186.
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:35 pm
by The Jackson
tubashaman wrote:Bloke's pads
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:23 am
by tubatooter1940
You could hand it to a hottie majorette and tell her to keep it warm for you.
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:31 pm
by jacojdm
bloke wrote:The BEST thing about marching band was the fact that the majorettes-whatever-they-were-called sat RIGHT behind the sousaphones. We had reversible overlays on our uniforms. After the pregame show, the ladies would always help the sousaphone guys get them off....
Sounds like I missed something in marching band.
Re: tuba in the stands
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:24 pm
by OldsRecording
jacojdm wrote:bloke wrote:The BEST thing about marching band was the fact that the majorettes-whatever-they-were-called sat RIGHT behind the sousaphones. We had reversible overlays on our uniforms. After the pregame show, the ladies would always help the sousaphone guys get them off....
Sounds like I missed something in marching band.
In my next life I want to come back as a reversable overlay.
