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Heavy_Metal · Post by **Heavy_Metal** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:20 pm

Pictures?

bisontuba · Post by **bisontuba** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:57 am

Heavy_Metal wrote:Pictures?

Hi-
As requested....I don’t want to ‘shine up’ because everyone always asks ‘Is that a reproduction?’ if all bright brass...having it look this way makes it look like an antique too...

Horn was sooo beat up...a miracle it lives.....the third valve casing threads were half gone and horn looked like it was stepped on by a horse....had a nail hole in the bell where it was hanging for ‘decoration’ in a barn....

Horn is now solid.....a heavier vintage oil used and horn plays nice chromatically....large original receiver which is nice...smaller OTS Eb..50+ “ long, 10.5” bell...

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:51 am

What's with that tubing to nowhere leading out of the first valve??

roweenie · Post by **roweenie** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:09 am

Three Valves wrote:What's with that tubing to nowhere leading out of the first valve??

Looks like a mouthpipe to me....(it's an OTS horn).

bisontuba · Post by **bisontuba** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:09 pm

WOW....shined up the Over The Shoulder Horn today and it IS MARKED!!

A stencil for probably Stratton & Co, but from the first music store in Buffalo, NY, — insts marked Sheppard Cottier & Co are c. 1863-67.

Thrilled!!!

Mark

opus37 · Post by **opus37** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:23 pm

I now have played a Miraphone. It is noticeably easier to play (easy blowing) than my normal horns and the intonation is spot on throughout the range. The low and high range are easier to get to and they are clearer. I am impressed.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:01 am

opus37 wrote:I now have played a Miraphone. It is noticeably easier to play (easy blowing) than my normal horns and the intonation is spot on throughout the range. The low and high range are easier to get to and they are clearer. I am impressed.

Which??

I want a review with photos or it didn't happen!!

opus37 · Post by **opus37** » Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:37 pm

Three Valves wrote:
opus37 wrote:I now have played a Miraphone. It is noticeably easier to play (easy blowing) than my normal horns and the intonation is spot on throughout the range. The low and high range are easier to get to and they are clearer. I am impressed.
Which??

I want a review with photos or it didn't happen!!

I played and purchased the starlight.

For review, see viewtopic.php?f=2&t=84266" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

For pictures, see viewtopic.php?f=4&t=84242" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

Used in church this morning with brass group and will use it at brass quintet practice tonight. And yes, I used all 5 valves.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:46 am

I have been updated!!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:45 am

Three Valves wrote:I have been updated!!

FINALLY! After 472 pages, someone has actually been updated!

Teubonium · Post by **Teubonium** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:50 pm

I had Senate Bean Soup for supper last night.

Or is that now called Gropers Bean Soup!

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:45 pm

Huh, never heard of it, but am a somewhat regular consumer of navy bean soup (though prefer lima beans if available.) Do you use mashed potatoes?

opus37 · Post by **opus37** » Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:34 am

KiltieTuba wrote:I'm pretty sure I have an extra Christmas/holiday gig, first time in a while. Now if I only had a normal tuba to play...

The sarcastic side of me wants to say "there are no normal tubas". The word "exceptional" comes to mind.

The proper side of me says, I agree that a jumbo sousaphone may be a bit out of place in a church setting especially if you are playing in a quintet.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sat Nov 25, 2017 2:53 pm

KiltieTuba wrote:
opus37 wrote:
KiltieTuba wrote:I'm pretty sure I have an extra Christmas/holiday gig, first time in a while. Now if I only had a normal tuba to play...
The sarcastic side of me wants to say "there are no normal tubas". The word "exceptional" comes to mind.

The proper side of me says, I agree that a jumbo sousaphone may be a bit out of place in a church setting especially if you are playing in a quintet.
The Pit tuba is the go-to choice for sit-down gigs... it's just a little more odd. I smaller - though not small as in 3/4 - would help blend in a bit better. So, too, would an upright bell.

I've always considered TubaChristmas as being the reason for playing something a little bit different. Last year I took my Alphorn with a chromatic valve section (essentially an F tuba) for show and tell. This year I'll probably take the Holton 'raincatcher' sousa if I don't run accross something more interesting between now and then. We always spend some time talking about the instruments.

opus37 · Post by **opus37** » Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:39 am

Tuba Christmas is the time to bring out the unusual, just because..... This year I will have to choose among a 1906 York 640, an 1892 J.W. Pepper Helicon or my Bubbie 5. I'm currently leaning toward my York. It is for sale for the right price. It is fun little 3/4 size horn that plays like a 4/4 or bigger. The helicon has been there before and will come out for the winter carnival parade just prior to the super bowl. The Bubbie is just small, different and fun.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Mon Nov 27, 2017 12:18 pm

bloke wrote:40 years ago, I was groped...

That time when a coed told you to "get a grip on yourself", and you took her literally, doesn't count!!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Nov 27, 2017 12:50 pm

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bloke wrote:40 years ago, I was groped...

You weren’t groped, you were Grofé'd (you just didn’t hear them clearly... )

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:18 pm

I helped him drink his wine.
(and he always had some mighty fine wine)

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:43 am

He wasn't much help with lyrics, though.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 9:59 am

bloke wrote:When I randomly find guns laying around, I turn & walk away, because most of those guns accidentally fire themselves & hit women.

You are not a stranger to this land and are experienced with our customs.

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