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Forgive me if this is an old topic, but if it is...

it might be worth considering, due to the fact that much of what we end up talking about is: equiptment.

Just an idea.

thanks.
CJH

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bttmbow wrote:Forgive me if this is an old topic, but if it is...

it might be worth considering, due to the fact that much of what we end up talking about is: equiptment.

Just an idea.

thanks.
CJH

I hate o chop up the forum too much, but this sounds like a pretty good idea. Give me a bit to think it over.

Thanks, Chris!

I just wonder if this will lead to confusion and posting in the wrong forum. Often which equipment is linked to musical aspects and in such a case would it go in the equipment forum, or musical forum?

Today at 8:24am, the 1st page of the Tubenet forum had this breakdown:

12 of the items were directly about equipment. In that number included a "wtb" post.
The other 18 consisted of things like events, music, technique, introductions and well wishes.
The biggest problem seems to be post are just not going to the proper place from the start. Adding a new segment that is solely devoted to equipment issues could make the job of getting posts to their proper area a little easier.

Finally, just because a new area is added doesn't mean the old forums must be cleaned and resorted. Just leave everything where it is and let the new segment do its thing.

One thing I'd like to note is that tubanews.com has an instrument database that I find quite valuable. It's nice having all of the specs (bore, bell sizes) in one place.

The problem that I have with it that even though there is a section for leaving comments about the instruments, there aren't any. It would be nice if there was a forum that listed all the different types of instruments, and that people discussed them.

Now, of course that's what the search button is for, but often the search comes up with a lot of irrelevant threads and sometimes doesn't include some (based on the search parameters you use).

bump?

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Indeed. It would almost be easier to sort out a "music" category to the forum index than it would be an equipment forum, since tuba is an instrument that its performance is so tied to its mechanical nature. The only instrument I know of that has more mechanical considerations is a pipe organ. Others may have more parts, like a piano, but once you tune them, you play until the next tuning. You're usually not constantly adjusting it as you are tuba slides or touching up organ pipes and adjusting mechanical linkage between performances.

bloke wrote:

iiipopes wrote:The only instrument I know of that has more mechanical considerations is a pipe organ. Others may have more parts, like a piano, but once you tune them, you play until the next tuning. You're usually not constantly adjusting it as you are tuba slides or touching up organ pipes and adjusting mechanical linkage between performances.

I can see from your post that there is no oboist in your immediate family.

Until now, I always thought that they were just twitchy, high strung perfectionists that just couldn't leave well enough alone. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Actually, I tried to play oboe. Yes, it has a few keys, but they seemed pretty straightforward to me. I just didn't have the embouchure to get into the second octave. So I retreated to the trenches. I maintain my post.

bloke wrote:

iiipopes wrote:once you tune them, you play until the next tuning. You're usually not constantly adjusting it as you are tuba slides or touching up organ pipes and adjusting mechanical linkage between performances.

I can see from your post that there is no oboist in your immediate family.

Those fiberglass reed-things always worked for me, and were remarkably consistent! I always figured that all that action going on up front was just the oboist re-stringing violin bows during their down-time!

Yeah, but when have you ever heard two oboe players discussing "monsterweights"?

bloke wrote:

iiipopes wrote:Actually, I tried to play oboe. Yes, it has a few keys, but they seemed pretty straightforward to me. I just didn't have the *[decent professionally handmade REED] to get into the second octave. So I retreated to the trenches. I maintain my post.

bloke "*the gist of my post"

Uh, no, our band director in high school was a reed man. We had the best low reeds in the state, with Selmer or Buffet alto clarinets, bass clarinets, both Eb & BBb contra clarinets, bari saxes, and similar high quality oboes and bassoons. Our high school stable was better than most college stables. No, I can't blame the reed or the instrument. It was definitely my embouchure, or rather lack thereof. I am content as a bottom dweller.