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Hmmmm....
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:36 pm
by Dan Schultz
Do kids have to buy their own these days? .... or is there a sousa at school that's missing one of these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sousaphone-lead-pip ... 1c1a15b995
Re: Hmmmm....
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:04 am
by Tubaryan12
Kids had to buy their own when I was in school (78-82). Did that change after that?
Re: Hmmmm....
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:38 pm
by TexTuba
Tubaryan12 wrote:Kids had to buy their own when I was in school (78-82). Did that change after that?
When I was in high school, (97-01), we only had to buy them if we lost/damaged them.
Re: Hmmmm....
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:47 am
by Tubaryan12
the elephant wrote:I have never heard of anything other than school-provided sousaphones. And the sousaphones come with neck and bits at purchase; they are a part of the instrument and therefore supplied by the school. We could even use a school mouthpiece if we needed, but were strongly encouraged to buy our own mouthpieces.
I guess the folks before us either abused or lost the necks. By the time I got there, we had to purchase neck, bits, and mouthpiece within a week of starting band camp. I just thought everyone did it this way.
Anyone want to buy a Conn sousaphone neck?
Re: Hmmmm....
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:22 pm
by Todd S. Malicoate
Tubaryan12 wrote:Anyone want to buy a Conn sousaphone neck?
Exactly. That's why making students buy a neck and bits makes no sense. The instrument is completely useless without them and the neck/bits are useless apart from the instrument. Did your baritone players have to buy a tuning slide? Did snare drummers provide their own carrier attachments?
What a weird and completely ridiculous policy.
Re: Hmmmm....
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:38 pm
by Dan Schultz
TexTuba wrote:Tubaryan12 wrote:Kids had to buy their own when I was in school (78-82). Did that change after that?
When I was in high school, (97-01), we only had to buy them if we lost/damaged them.
I completely understand having to replace a neck and bits that you lost. I think that's the way it should be.
Brett... I can't imagine having to buy this stuff just because a kids wants to start a band program. Some of the kids opt to buy their own mouthpieces, though.