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Tuba Museum

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:04 pm
by bisontuba

Re: Tuba Museum

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:19 pm
by Doug Elliott
Playing one requires crawling inside 19 feet of pistons and pipes that coil like a brass intestine, then wrapping one’s lips around a mouthpiece the size of a soup bowl. The stereotypical tubist thrives on bratwurst, beer and extra-large lederhosen.
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Re: Tuba Museum

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:56 pm
by ghmerrill
Take care in parking. Try the shopping center lot across Chapel Hill Rd. and be sure to lock your car. The Tuba Exchange was wise to move out of this area.

Re: Tuba Museum

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:01 pm
by iiipopes
Doug Elliott wrote:
Playing one requires crawling inside 19 feet of pistons and pipes that coil like a brass intestine, then wrapping one’s lips around a mouthpiece the size of a soup bowl. The stereotypical tubist thrives on bratwurst, beer and extra-large lederhosen.
:shock:
Damn! We've all been found out!

Re: Tuba Museum

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:18 pm
by Heavy_Metal
The article wrote:Then he’ll show off the Stradivarius of his collection: the Alexander model 163, made in Mainz in 1953, favored by professional tubists everywhere.
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