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It means we're old timers. When I was in school, we didn't even get to be called tuba. We were basses and bass horns, and that was written on our parts in band. All we had was Sousaphones for both marching and concert band. When we got our first tuba, it was an upright bass horn, at least here in Texas. The term Tuba wasn't widely used here until around 1970.

And I never heard the word "Euphonium" until college days. I thought for a while that a baritone had 3 valves and a euphonium had 4.

So what is a "tubist"? In common parlance. Someone who does something with a tube, no doubt. Or perhaps has a religious or philosophical conviction relating to a tube or tubes.

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jperry1466 wrote:And I never heard the word "Euphonium" until college days. I thought for a while that a baritone had 3 valves and a euphonium had 4.

Me either. We thought using the word euphonium for a good old American baritone just meant you were snotty and pretentious.

But I graduated high school in 1971, times have changed.

bloke wrote: I still ask random people if they know what a "tubist" is

Someone in Valleyspeak (is that even a thing anymore?) who is "Like Wow, Totally Tubular"

tired old poster - still irritating