Concert tuba conversion to marching tuba

[iiipopes]

Yes, when I was a freshman my high school band band marched 4 souzys. One particularly cold rehearsal before school our valves froze. Mine froze open. Another with 1st down, etc. with different combinations. When we realized what had happened, we looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and continued to play the notes we could play extra loud. We covered enough of the parts the director didn't stop rehearsal, just thought the cold was making it a little harder to get a good deep breath. When we told him what happened, he was complimentary of our continuing to work at it to get it done.

[tubatom91]

Yes, when I was a freshman my high school band band marched 4 souzys. One particularly cold rehearsal before school our valves froze. Mine froze open. Another with 1st down, etc. with different combinations. When we realized what had happened, we looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and continued to play the notes we could play extra loud. We covered enough of the parts the director didn't stop rehearsal, just thought the cold was making it a little harder to get a good deep breath. When we told him what happened, he was complimentary of our continuing to work at it to get it done.

it would have been great if you could've gotten together enough for every body to play their (one) specific note(s). Now that would be a sight!

[Tubaing]

Mine froze open. Another with 1st down, etc. with different combinations. When we realized what had happened, we looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and continued to play the notes we could play extra loud.

Slurring must have been hell.

[iiipopes]

Yes, when I was a freshman my high school band band marched 4 souzys. One particularly cold rehearsal before school our valves froze. Mine froze open. Another with 1st down, etc. with different combinations. When we realized what had happened, we looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and continued to play the notes we could play extra loud. We covered enough of the parts the director didn't stop rehearsal, just thought the cold was making it a little harder to get a good deep breath. When we told him what happened, he was complimentary of our continuing to work at it to get it done.

it would have been great if you could've gotten together enough for every body to play their (one) specific note(s). Now that would be a sight!

We weren't playing anything that wasn't in a "near" key, and nothing too low, as our director knew notes that were too low did not project well. So we about had that anyway, as all four of us were in a single platoon. That's why the director didn't stop. He commented he heard all the notes, just not as solid as he usually heard us play.

[bobsacks]

Here's how the JSU Marching Southerners do it with the 20J:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClLnbuMn ... re=related" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

This a good video but with my computer I can't see the tubas very well.

Here's a pretty funny sousaphone section battle. I wish I could have seen it live.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtwCRaLm ... L&index=47" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

BTW this a very interesting thread. I'm learning a lot about convertible tubas. I just got a Besson (B&H) 700 with the marching leadpipe but not the concert one
As many others have stated , it seems very uncomfortable to play it on the shoulder.
I hope I can find a concert leadpipe for it.