Transporting the tuba
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Transporting the tuba
Here is something I wanted to ask all of you of how do you transport your tuba from home to anyplace that you perform in. Vote in this poll and offer any comments.
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I have an old '96 Chevy Cavalier and a '74 MG Midget. I regularly haul anything from a tiny Cousenon Eb to Martin 'mammoth' BBb sousa.
Last weekend I had my big GDR BBb rotary stencil in the backseat of the Chevy, an Eb helicon in the passenger's seat, and a Roland KC550 amp and a bag of sound gear in the trunk. Left the wife at home for three days She doesn't care for Volkfest, anyway
Last weekend I had my big GDR BBb rotary stencil in the backseat of the Chevy, an Eb helicon in the passenger's seat, and a Roland KC550 amp and a bag of sound gear in the trunk. Left the wife at home for three days She doesn't care for Volkfest, anyway
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Oh wow, can I get the governement to pay ME not to play? I mean, I play so many instruments, if they would pay me not to play ANY of them...I could be rich!!!
.... on the transport....eh...I had to click SUV because technically that's what my new vehicle is, although I'd really call it a station wagon. One of the reasons I switched from a pickup was the hassle of getting both the tuba and a passenger in it. I refused to put the tuba in the bed, and the passengers weren't fond of riding there either, so I got something a little more useable from a tuba-transporting POV. I haven't actually had a tuba in there yet, what with its being summer; I eyeballed the back of the cars I test drove and eliminated those that were not tuba-friendly. Amazing how many hatchbacks aren't wide enough for even a small tuba, because of the wheel wells. I mean cross-wise tuba placing, without putting the seat down.
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.... on the transport....eh...I had to click SUV because technically that's what my new vehicle is, although I'd really call it a station wagon. One of the reasons I switched from a pickup was the hassle of getting both the tuba and a passenger in it. I refused to put the tuba in the bed, and the passengers weren't fond of riding there either, so I got something a little more useable from a tuba-transporting POV. I haven't actually had a tuba in there yet, what with its being summer; I eyeballed the back of the cars I test drove and eliminated those that were not tuba-friendly. Amazing how many hatchbacks aren't wide enough for even a small tuba, because of the wheel wells. I mean cross-wise tuba placing, without putting the seat down.
MA
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I use a Ford Excursion with the diesel engine. I can handle the heavy brass of my Tuba and half of the band if need be.
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I can get tuba,mike and tuba stands in my Bonneville.
My '91 Dodge Minivan will haul the above plus our C.D. sellin' table,P.A. rack box and four of six Eon speakers. When we go on the road,we rent a 4 by 8 trailer from U-Haul for ten bucks a day. We pad the trailer with all our old quilts and even life vests.
My '91 Dodge Minivan will haul the above plus our C.D. sellin' table,P.A. rack box and four of six Eon speakers. When we go on the road,we rent a 4 by 8 trailer from U-Haul for ten bucks a day. We pad the trailer with all our old quilts and even life vests.
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As I don't have a car, I travel either by public transport (in Iceland, that means bus) or hitch a ride with someone (there's usually someone willing to drive me and my horn home, both ways if I'm lucky).
Petrol (95 octane) is now priced at $1.9 per litre in Iceland.TexTuba wrote:But at these gas prices driving around is killer.
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A few years ago, my brass quintet travelled between gigs in a Fiat Uno. When we needed a drummer, we would fit him in there too and have him bow his head when we passed a police car.Tubainsauga wrote:I have traveled with 2 tubas, a euphonium, bass trombone, suitcase, and an oboist.
I was thinner then, though.
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Tuba transporter
Ford Explorer 4x4 for current Tuba/Sousaphone hauler,
vehicles of the past that have hauled brass,
Saturn SL2
Volvo 240 wagon
VW Karmann Ghia
VW Westfalia Camper
vehicles of the past that have hauled brass,
Saturn SL2
Volvo 240 wagon
VW Karmann Ghia
VW Westfalia Camper
Cheers,
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I'm so glad to hear that someone else does this! I've gotten some really strange looks from car salesmen/women as I walk in carrying my Besson 982 in a gig bag. Bottom line- most of the small sedans that we considered don't have a trunk big enough.Jonathantuba wrote:I take my tuba around to ensure it fits in the boot/trunk when I am buying a new car. I will not consider one in which it will not fit!
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When I was in high school, I had a 1978 Ford Thunderbird. The thing was huge; I called it the Beast. In those days, I was playing as many instruments I could: euphonium, trombone, cello, and string bass. I must have looked pretty goofy carrying those around, since I developed a system to be able to carry everything at once. Everything other than the bass, including my backpack, fit in the trunk. The bass went in the backseat and the scroll hung over the dash on the passenger's side. This MUST have been a mob car, with a trunk like that!
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