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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 ???

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!

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...

KevinMadden wrote: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.)

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.

Bob1062 wrote: -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

oldbandnerd wrote: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.

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