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True Meaning of Common TubeNet Questions

Question: What tuba did Famous Tubist play on the his CD?

Means: If I only had that model of tuba I would sound just like Famous Tubist.


Question: How can I get the money to buy a tuba?

Means: Is there anyone out there willing to give me money?


Question: Do heavy-weight valve caps work?

Means: Practicing is hard work, Is there anything easier I can do to improve my playing?


Question: I'm playing the tuba concerto in six months and I've lost my copy. It's an emergency, can some help me.

Means: I'm too cheap to buy it, will some one send me an illegal copy of tuba concerto?


Question: I have no questions. I know everything about playing the tuba.

Means: I'm in high school.

spot on

Great post!!

Great! But how about expanding your list? How about these?
Should I get a rotor to improve my performance on the piston I now play?
Should I get a piston to improve my performance on the rotor I now play?

scottw wrote:Great! But how about expanding your list? How about these?
Should I get a rotor to improve my performance on the piston I now play?
Should I get a piston to improve my performance on the rotor I now play?

More like,

Question - "Should I switch to a rotary horn?"

Meaning - "I sound like crap on a piston horn, so can I switch to rotors and sound better without having to practice?"

or vice versa.

yall are cracking me up..... but Im still waiting for answers to questions 1-3..... thanks

What a great post There is no question that there are good and bad horns... sometimes even the same model with minor manufacturing differences. Nontheless, being in the repair business... it never ceases to amaze me that there are just some folks out there who are hell-bent on blaming the equipment for everything. I know guys who can make ANY horn sound pretty darned good

Monty wrote:but Im still waiting for answers to questions 1-3..... thanks

1. He used a trumpet, but they slowed the tape down two octaves.

2. No, no one will give you the money. Have you heard of Enron?

3. Heavy weight caps only work when used in a blackjack and swung to beat your audience into submission.

And let's not forget after slamming the questioner, going off on several tangets, the topic resorts to this:

That looks good. I am now hungry. Such topics don't exactly work up a hunger (that is, not any more than any other topic).

Nick

harold - you beat me to it on #1. Add: "and so I am fantasizing about owning one of each."

"What horn should I buy?" usually means is there anything on WWBW, 1800USA or Sam Ash I can just order and get a perfect instrument for no money.

"What mouthpiece should I buy?" usually means the same thing, along with the fact that noone has taught a proper embouchure. (Although I did, personally, ask a variant of that question when I purchased my Besson, as at the time I did not know if any other company besides Wick actually still made small shank mouthpieces!)

bloke wrote:dent-proof

No, that's called breaking, even though it is metal.

bloke wrote:Who cares?

According to http://www.ebay.com,

*A three-valve tuba is only worth $250 whereas a four-valve tuba is worth over $2000.


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*reference: recent Eb tuba auctions - Buescher and Holton with 20" bell flares

An excellent reply to the question, "What is my X tuba worth?" which means, "I think I can sell this old corroded piece of low brass for enough that it will be like winning the lottery."

bloke wrote:Who cares?

According to http://www.ebay.com,

*A three-valve tuba is only worth $250 whereas a four-valve tuba is worth over $2000.

It is always good to receive such definitive information.

Without even posting - reading this forum means "I'd rather do this than practice."

Ike

IkeH wrote:Without even posting - reading this forum means "I'd rather do this than practice."

... or working!

IkeH wrote:Without even posting - reading this forum means "I'd rather do this than practice."
Ike

This is simply not always true. Practice is not always an option when I am posting on TubeNet. It is also quite possible that one may be posting when they are taking a needed break from practice.

IkeH wrote:Without even posting - reading this forum means "I'd rather do this than practice."

Nice of you to stop by for a read, heh, heh.

Rick "who can't practice at the office" Denney