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I own a sousaphone, a contrabass tuba, and a bass tuba. I also own several music stands and a sheet music galore.

How do you folks store your instruments and the additional accoutrements of being a tuba player?

Andy

They all live peaceably on my guest room bed.

Large closet

Tuba-rarium in the basement. (aka a separate room in the basement with tubas all over the place.)

On the bell

man cave.....

Most all of a 24' x 28' room is dominated by sometimes as many as thirty tubas, sousaphones, euphoniums, and trombones. 'Little stuff' like trumpets, cornets, saxophones and such sort of just fills up the empty holes. There is some weird stuff like a cimbasso, bagpipes, and an Alphorn. There is also full drum set that we use for Dixieland rehearsals on Saturday mornings. There is approximately fifty linear feet of shelving filled with a collection of march folios... a four-drawer file cabinet full of low brass quartets, Dixieland charts, and some concert band charts... and a bookcase with sets of both big-band and tuba quartet binders.

I don't think I have too much stuff. Neither does my wife because she plays the saxophones!

bloke wrote: I try to keep them out of their cases or bags, because - if they're sitting out - I'm more likely to pick them up and play them.

Ditto: Out and ready to toot. I never know when I'll have five minutes. My dad had a favorite saying: "Out of sight, out of mind." Oh, and they are all on proper stands so no water collecting in leadpipes or dribbling on bells. The cases are in a closet. Occasionally I will leave a hard case in the car and just bring the tuba in from the garage. Saves wear and tear on the woodwork and my back.

The music stand, mouthpiece suitcase, tuner, maintenance bag with oil and tools, and cabinet of music are all nearby and accessible. Lately, I've been keeping white gloves nearby. Okay, but I get tired wiping fingerprints and smudge from my silver intruments,and the gloves double as a chance to wipe the horn,

I only have one tuba.

I don't store it so much as I display it, in the living room, on a Hercules stand, ready to

It seems that I am in a similar place as most of you. Thanks for sharing!

If anyone has creative solutions to store multiple instruments in a condensed space, post some pictures!

Andy

bloke wrote:I try to keep them out of their cases or bags, because - if they're sitting out - I'm more likely to pick them up and play them.

Three Valves wrote:I don't store it so much as I display it, in the living room, on a Hercules stand, ready to

Me too - In between the Double Bass and the Acoustic Bass, in front of the uke wall.