TubeNet

What's it cost to get something silver plated like this? Or what about cost for a tuba?

It's so much prep work... Much respect!

Here's a humorous story which may or may not be true.  It was passed on to me by an old New York pro trumpet player who played a lot of jobs with William Vacchiano, great trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic for many years. In the orchestra, Vacchiano loved to play almost everything on his little D trumpet.  One conductor chastised him in front of the whole orchestra saying that he didn't want any of those little sissy trumpets in the orchestra.  Vacchiano went to a trumpet builder (Bach?) and obtained a custom model D with very long bell so that the conductor would think Vacchiano was now playing a big Bb or C horn.  The trick worked.  The conductor said, "Bill, that is much better than that little trumpet you were playing."          -Ace

Ace wrote:Here's a humorous story which may or may not be true.  It was passed on to me by an old New York pro trumpet player who played a lot of jobs with William Vacchiano, great trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic for many years. In the orchestra, Vacchiano loved to play almost everything on his little D trumpet.  One conductor chastised him in front of the whole orchestra saying that he didn't want any of those little sissy trumpets in the orchestra.  Vacchiano went to a trumpet builder (Bach?) and obtained a custom model D with very long bell so that the conductor would think Vacchiano was now playing a big Bb or C horn.  The trick worked.  The conductor said, "Bill, that is much better than that little trumpet you were playing."          -Ace

Likely true. I can think of several similar stories I was either part of or witnessed...