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Some of us don't like to think that is such a long time...................

victor tubo wrote:Wow,
Iv'e heard there's a chap whose been playing BBb Tuba for fifty years attending the Tubalations event!

I think the most interesting aspect of that statement is that he's been playing a BBb tuba that long. The vogue when I began playing in 1957 (OVER fifty years ago) was to start a kid out on Eb tuba.

I moved from a Bb baritone to a BBb sousy in 1953. I didn't play Eb until the mid 70's when I sat in one of those Civil War re-enactment bands with period horns.

TubaTinker wrote:

victor tubo wrote:Wow,
Iv'e heard there's a chap whose been playing BBb Tuba for fifty years attending the Tubalations event!

I think the most interesting aspect of that statement is that he's been playing a BBb tuba that long. The vogue when I began playing in 1957 (OVER fifty years ago) was to start a kid out on Eb tuba.

Looks like we have been at the game for pretty well the same time. MY first was a Pan American BBb with a Wenger tuba chair and a couple thick phone books as the chair had to be left set for the older/bigger players.

Is THIS why I now feel older than I was 30 years ago?????????

Trumpet 1948, Bariphonium 1951, Eb Tuba 1953, Bb Tuba 1955, Trombone 1956.

I'm still playing all but trumpet.

Started on BBb sousaphone in 1957. Never played anything but BBb. Not all that uncommon I'd think.

lgb&dtuba wrote:Started on BBb sousaphone in 1957. Never played anything but BBb. Not all that uncommon I'd think.

Same here, but 20 years less.

Heck, I switched from Eb to BBb 54 years ago and never looked back.
Still playing, and just starting to get serious about it.