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Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:21 pm
by tclements
as much as I HATE frickin' mutes, I ALWAYS mute this piece.
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:23 pm
by ginnboonmiller
None of the above.
With three seconds to change and half the stage at your disposal, Put a chair on your left, at a distance of one blokearm. Pillow on the chair. Mute on the pillow. Smaller reach, no clunky noises, no problems. Everyone wins.
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:53 pm
by The Jackson
I think the mute adds a lot to the piece. My friend performed this here at school at a semi-formal forum gathering and I sat behind him and installed the mute at the marking. The piece is pretty trim in length, so I think the same solution at a "real" concert wouldn't be too ghastly (hey, a solo tuba performance by itself is pushing it, right?).
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:59 pm
by imperialbari
I think it is Schleppy who has a link for a Mnozil video, where the tubist has a 3-legged rig mounted on the bell. That allows him to pull the mute out of the bell without stopping the show.
Klaus
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:26 pm
by Tom
Years ago a friend of mine, frustrated with the same sort of "quick change" situations, decided to rig up a toilet seat and lid (with a pull rope to open and close) to his tuba. It was funny as could be, but sounded like you know...
Wish I had a photo of it...it was hilarious.
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:50 pm
by imperialbari
bloke wrote:
Might have a suspicion where that cat lives. And the sousaphone ferrules look funny. Is it an Emenee?
Klaus
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:54 pm
by imperialbari
Tom wrote:Years ago a friend of mine, frustrated with the same sort of "quick change" situations, decided to rig up a toilet seat and lid (with a pull rope to open and close) to his tuba. It was funny as could be, but sounded like you know...
Wish I had a photo of it...it was hilarious.
In quartet:
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:01 pm
by Kevin Hendrick
imperialbari wrote:Tom wrote:Years ago a friend of mine, frustrated with the same sort of "quick change" situations, decided to rig up a toilet seat and lid (with a pull rope to open and close) to his tuba. It was funny as could be, but sounded like you know...
Wish I had a photo of it...it was hilarious.
In quartet:
That's the picture I was looking for -- thank you, Klaus!
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:20 pm
by finnbogi
imperialbari wrote:I think it is Schleppy who has a link for a Mnozil video, where the tubist has a 3-legged rig mounted on the bell. That allows him to pull the mute out of the bell without stopping the show.
Klaus
Brandstötter's mute holding device can be seen in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqsjgUF3U4I" target="_blank
Re: Waltz - Mippy III - Bernstein
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:31 pm
by imperialbari
finnbogi wrote:imperialbari wrote:I think it is Schleppy who has a link for a Mnozil video, where the tubist has a 3-legged rig mounted on the bell. That allows him to pull the mute out of the bell without stopping the show.
Klaus
Brandstötter's mute holding device can be seen in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqsjgUF3U4I" target="_blank" target="_blank
Thanks!
And this video lead to the one I thought of, and which also is a study in tuba vibrato:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuWOM5uf_v0
Klaus