OFFICIAL LIST of horns/players that lost a job

[tokuno]

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These horns are usually spot on, but this one time at band camp, the judges wanted donuts.

[tbn.al]

Tee-hee-hee-hee.

[eupher61]

My Euphonium cost me a job. It won't reach to A=443. At 440 it's perfect.

[WC8KCY]

Once, both of my tubas were unexpectedly in the shop, and my euphonium was out on loan. I showed up for a gig with the only sort-of bass instrument that I had on hand--an alto clarinet, figuring it would be easy to play bass clef parts on an E-flat instrument. The clarinet section gasped, the brass players guffawed, and I was moved to the percussion section.

[windshieldbug]

I was moved to the percussion section.

You didn't mention that you had no rhythm or ear. What did you expect?
More importantly, did you get doubling or cartage?

[WC8KCY]

I was moved to the percussion section.

You didn't mention that you had no rhythm or ear. What did you expect?
More importantly, did you get doubling or cartage?

No doubling, no cartage, nada. And I was assigned to play the vibra-slap, which wasn't called for in any of the music we played that night.

[WC8KCY]

That great big bass drum blast near the conclusion of the first movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 surely would be a great spot for a vibra-slap.

[rodmathews]

I accidentally put my very large CC tuba mouthpiece into my F tuba during the finals of an audition one time. Felt weird, probably sounded even weirder. I believe that was a PT-10 or MW 46 F tuba, and a John Stork Warren Deck model mouthpiece that basically had no backbore. I definitely wouldn't recommend that combination.