We will be in moon pie country tonight, January 17th at the Tropical Isle Bar (upstairs) at 721 Bourbon St. in New Orleans - 9 P.M. 'til 11 P.M.
Tonight. Thursday is the first night of Pardi Gras in New Orleans.
The parrothead turnout was huge last year and we can't wait to play for these guys again. What a great audience. Any New Orleans gig is always a hoot to play.
I won't be able to catch bloke's gig in Shreveport due to my grandson coming to my Alabama home looking for some one on one "Poppy" time.
I am a fan of bloke's tubah playing and hope to catch him live sometime, somewhere.
Dennis Gray
tubatooter1940 http://www.myspace.com/johnrenomusic
Time to dust off that thumb and hit the road. Just make sure your pistol is clearly visible. That way weirdos will leave you alone, and everyone else will know you must be on the level.
What mouthpieces are you guys having the most success with on the Thor?
So far, I find that my Vintage Conn Chief is the most stable mouthpiece for it with the richest tone. I'm finding alot of others to have a bit of turbulence.
If I had to describe it's qualities, I'd say that it possesses the best qualities of a York and an Alexander combined!
the Thor was "designed around" is an old (40 years or so) full sized Conn Helleberg. Jens Bjorn-Larsen designed this instrument and this is the mouthpiece he does all of his playing on, whether F or CC. I find it is a very good match, but everything depends on what sound and response YOU want to get out of it. It is not mouthpiece sensitive and I've used a PT88 and PT88S on it, much to the disappointment of an overworked trombone section.
Peace
Roger
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." Hunter S Thompson
Joe stopped by my church Wednesday afternoon. It's always a pleasure to talk all things tuba with him. I played through quite a few orchestral excerpts on the Thor for 45 minutes. WOW! The scale is stellar. The low range was terrific as I expected. I was pleased that it was difficult to make the tone break up at loud volumes. I was most surprised by its stability in the upper register. The Thor also required very little slide pulling.
I had a gig tonight and I wish I could trade my Miraphone 186 for a Thor right now. Thanks a whole for getting me hooked, Joe This horn is a serious threat to its higher priced competitors.
Miraphone CC 186-4U
Weril 980S
Ibanez acoustic guitar
Well, I've been using the G&W Caver for the past couple of days and it has a great response, lots of core, and color. So I think this is a great match.
I've had mine since early November... All of the above an then some.
I used both a GW Caver and Bear when I bought the horn. For the last couple of months I've been using a PT-88. Just about anything seems to work with this horn.
BTW, I played four of these when I picked mine out and the second valve slide on all four was very tight. Mine still is, the rest of the slides are fine. Probably the last tuba I will ever buy.
My problem isn't tight slides, but the 1st is way too loose. It wont stay in place. I'm going to try some thicker grease. But I'm afraid it may be a defect. And at 10 grand, I'm not sure I should accept such a defect.
Frank Ortega wrote:My problem isn't tight slides, but the 1st is way too loose. It wont stay in place. I'm going to try some thicker grease. But I'm afraid it may be a defect. And at 10 grand, I'm not sure I should accept such a defect.
That horn did not have a defect. The slides (1,3,4) are great. Call the dealer and have him order you some of those rope limiters that the larger MW horn has. Any repairman could put them on for you.
This horn is a serious threat to its higher priced competitors.
