I Think I May Have Seen It All

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:23 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqddmIie2vk

Sean will probably move this, but this is.....well......see for yourself. I bet these guys spent years on eBay.

Chuck"more than a little impressed with the clarinet player than anyone else"Jackson

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:53 am

Yeah, I wasn't impressed beyond the "Golly Gee they have three of them" but the clarinet player was pretty good. Tuba player looked like he needed a spinal adjustment after every tune.

Chuck

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:03 am

One of the best concerts I have ever seen was Cuesta playing at the Lounge at Disneyworld back in 1982. He swung harder than two people. Had a real young guy by the name of Eddie Daniels play a couple of tunes with him. That was a good night. Don't let the "trickery" fool you on the clip, the clarinet player was the most happening thing in the band, at least on "Apex Blues" (loved playing that tune, just not that fast).

Chuck"who immediately missed being able to play when they kicked the tune off"Jackson

sandiegotuba · Post by **sandiegotuba** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:47 am

I feel sorry for the poor duck that clarinet player was sodomizing...

Mitchell Spray · Post by **Mitchell Spray** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:49 am

Yeah but the bone player is playing high a flats in first, bad, bad , bad!

Alex Reeder · Post by **Alex Reeder** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:17 am

Am I the only one here who actually likes the double-belled euphoniums? I think the change in sound is very interesting and effective, and they use it well to simulate the different sections of a big band. They can switch from a brighter trombone sound to a smooth, almost saxophone-like sound. Cool!

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:29 am

Alex Reeder wrote:Am I the only one here who actually likes the double-belled euphoniums? ....

I like 'em! I've worked on a few of them for customers and finally got one of my own a month or so ago. I'm in the process of doing a valve job on it and am really looking forward to playing it. My take on these things is that folks expect to be virtuosos on them right out of the gate. I suspect that it takes a good bit of effort to develop. The last one I saw played well was last fall when I had the opportunity to hear Billy Robinson (Bay 'Bones) play with a DB euph the Golden Gate Park Band in San Francisco.

I've given some thought to building a double-belled Eb tuba. Something that would have the timbres of a big York Eb and a cimbasso. What do you guys think? Would it be worth the effort?

Naptown Tuba · Post by **Naptown Tuba** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:35 pm

What's wrong with some ol' geezers just havin' fun and playing music they like?? Absolutely nothin'

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:52 pm

is saddened me when they panned the (almost non-existent)audience.....

quinterbourne · Post by **quinterbourne** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:21 pm

Found this interesting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fokgr44 ... ed&search=

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:39 pm

tuben wrote:How about this for having seen it all??

http://cgi.ebay.com/1894-C-G-CONN-4-VAL ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-King-H-N-Wh ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Double-Bell ... dZViewItem

Three, count them kiddies... THREE double bell euphoniums on e*ay at the same time!!!

Talk about standing in the middle of a sh*t storm!

RC

I have seen more DB euphs on eBay at the same time, but not recently. What is more interesting to me is that 2 of those are from the Conn Worcester factory that he bought from Fiske. That factory was only open under Conn for less than 10 years, so instruments from there are not that common.

Tom Holtz · Post by **Tom Holtz** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:22 pm

Heard Cell Block 7 at Sacramento last year with the dbl-bells doing "Mood Indigo." Mighty fine.

eupher61 · Post by **eupher61** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:14 pm

CB7 is a great band.