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Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:02 am
by windshieldbug
Well put/found!
Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 2:42 pm
by pjv
Right tool for the right job.
I also have an minty Olds valve-trombone. Its the marching model (flugelbone). 6" Bell and a .510" bore I believe. Really an amazing instrument with a beautiful velvety sound.
Ok, so much for sound "descriptions". I'm just very happy with a valve trombone which I can truly consider to be a professional quality instrument. I put a thumb tuning thingamajig on the main to lower the 123 and the 7th partial G which rides too high but doesn't really cut it with only the 3rd valve.
Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:22 pm
by windshieldbug
Matt Good wrote:In the orchestra world you're only a hero for a day but you can be a loser for the rest of your career."
No matter what he was referring to, this is the part I would emphasize
Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:05 pm
by bort
bloke wrote:When I (admittedly, as a last minute lark, and not properly prepared...though I managed to worm my way into the semi-finals) auditioned for Fort Worth quite a few years ago, I was playing for them using a BORROWED (and not particularly good...though bort might disagree) contrabass (C) tuba.
Piston version...
Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:37 pm
by Donn
58mark wrote:I'm wondering if Matt was talking about the euphonium vs F tuba argument for bydlo in the original quote
Exactly. Opening paragraph:
Matt Good wrote:My Alexander 151G Baritontuba has a 12 inch bell, a .610 bore and four rotary valves in gold brass. It looks like a minature Alexander F Tuba. I got it so when I play Bydlo, I can sleep at night.
Quoted paragraph begins
Matt Good wrote:I know spending 3K on an instrument like this may seem excessive but ...
Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:15 pm
by Michael Bush
Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:04 pm
by Donn
Well, there's stuff buried in there with significant information content, for those who are interested in that kind of thing. Like, who can forget
G.D.R. B&S contrabass tubas, or you could just catalogue Matt Walters' posts.
Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 9:29 am
by tubapix
This is the link in Tubajug's signature... Great Job!!
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Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:31 am
by Michael Bush
This usually stays buried but pops back up from time to time:
Packing a tuba for shipping (lots of pitures).
One of the most valuable "gems" on here.
Re: Buried Gems of Tubenet
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:11 am
by pjv
Most in tune tuba's.
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