OctoberFest (Bush Gardens,Williamsburg ) tubist ....

[oldbandnerd]

Who is the member here that is playing TOOOBA in the FestHaus in Busch Gardens ? I was at the 5:30 show today (5/08/07) .Was that you playing? The tubist was kicking butt !!
Who is the guy playing the euph. and why does he play what looks to be a Yamaha 321 instead of a nice compensated model ?
Serioulsy, I was wondering if you have to play every single show and seven days a week. I am thinking there's a second group ???

[KevinMadden]

the cast the played that show was the 'red' cast the full-time cast that works from feburary till october. the tuba player is Joe Burton, a former army band player. he uses a 5-valve (1 rotor, 4 piston) Marzan CC, and yeah, he's a beast. The euph player is a gentleman named Rick (i don't know his last name) and he does indeed use a Yammahammer 321. i'm not sure why he hasn't traded up to a better model, perhaps its a money thing? but he plays the parts quite well regardless.
I'm currently employed in the 'blue' cast which is the cast that works a summer contract and is made up mostly of college students. The two casts split up the work. we each take two long days (6-shows) and we split three days when they run 8-shows through the park. today (7/9) and tomorrow my cast is playing all the shows so if you happen to be going back to the park stop on by!

[MikeMason]

Back when the the tubafours were still in Orlando,I asked why one of the players played a 321(actually a Bach stencil of a 321)and his reply was"it plays all the notes I need and its lighter".Makes sense to me...

[tubafatness]

he does indeed use a Yammahammer 321. i'm not sure why he hasn't traded up to a better model, perhaps its a money thing?

Weird, I never thought the 321 was that bad of a horn....
Guess that means I'm an idiot!, (or, more accurately, not a euphonium player.)

[oldbandnerd]

tubafatness

Weird, I never thought the 321 was that bad of a horn....
Guess that means I'm an idiot!, (or, more accurately, not a euphonium player.)

No one is saying the 321 is a bad horn. That is certaintly not what I meant by my remark . A compensated euphonium is merely the next next level up from a non-compenssted horn. The 321 is considered a intermediate. That euph player was a bad *** himself and would do well to take the next step up. I was surprised a player like him hadn't already made the switch.

[Mike Finn]

-OK I find the leadpipe to have an odd angle...

You should have seen the angle of his leadpipe a couple of weeks ago, Bob! Fortunately, Mr. McCracken was able to fix that in short order, as well as installing a large receiver. I should also mention that Rick is an accomplished trombone player, and a kick-*** electric bassist.
But enough about equipment! Both Joe and Rick, besides being fantastic musicians, are two of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet.
MF

[tubafatness]

tubafatness

Weird, I never thought the 321 was that bad of a horn....
Guess that means I'm an idiot!, (or, more accurately, not a euphonium player.)

No one is saying the 321 is a bad horn. That is certaintly not what I meant by my remark . A compensated euphonium is merely the next next level up from a non-compenssted horn. The 321 is considered a intermediate. That euph player was a bad *** himself and would do well to take the next step up. I was surprised a player like him hadn't already made the switch.

I guess us Illinoisans have a different way of saying things. For me at least, "not that bad of a horn" means that it is an alright horn; bad is not the emphasis of the phrase, (if that makes any sense.) I was just responding to the claims that everyone thought it was odd that someone wouldn't upgrade from a 321. From my limited experience on the horn, I never thought it was that inadequate an instrument. Then again, actual euphonium players would know a great deal more about this than I do.

[KevinMadden]

I'm not saying the 321 is a terrible horn... just that a Besson or a Willson or the highermodel Yamaha's may be better, or not, I'm not a Euphonium player