Me & My Tuba, Add You & Yours

[KembleTuba]

No, my band director plays Trumpet, but he is just REALLY awesome! We have three Cerveneys and two 4-valve Yamahas.

[Funcoot]

All I know about our sousas is that one is a Conn and the others are Kings. They're pretty old, for a public high school anyways. I would guess about 20 years - 30 years old. They are literally falling apart. Two of the sousaphones have a broken brace on the part where the bell connects, and one of those two tubas has numerous broken braces around the valve block and is held together by zip ties. These sousaphones are on their lest legs. We desperately need new ones, but we still blow the heck out of em.





I'm the blonde one using the golden neck.

For concert season I use a Musica. None of our tubas are very nice. It isn't our band directors fault though, just public funding. Apparently we receive no money from the school. Lucky for us our director is a tuba player, so he tries to help out the tubas whenever he can, but we're pretty much left to fix and deal with whatever problems we can.

[Dylan King]

Here are some portraits that I'm fond of...


With F# Squarepent

With B Squarepent

With death metal band "Conqueror Worm" in Hollywood playing the Yorkbrunner.

Presley's in Branson with YFB-621.

Mono Lake, CA

Sherman Oaks, CA

Amelia Earheart memorial, Burbank, CA

Tuba madness.

[Bob Kolada]

That's a big trumpet mouthpiece!

[Dylan King]

That's a big trumpet mouthpiece!

G & W -- M1 (discontinued in that form) but I dig it!

[timdicarlo]

DON'T THROW THE TUBA AWAY!!

[Ice]

DON'T THROW THE TUBA AWAY!!

or is it a rain catcher?

[jamsav]

Dr Savage Plays some more tuba 0017.jpg

[imperialbari]

I didn’t know that Gerhard Schröder played the tuba.

K

[jamsav]

Mr Schroder has been seen playing duets with Mr Bush at his Texas ranch !! Mr. Bush doubles on bass trombone Merry Christmas Klaus - jim savage

[TUbajohn20J]

Here are some of me with the Willson 3100 FA5, and a Conn 20K

[itai]

Well, it may not be me, but it's my new cousin!

[Dylan King]

Warming up for quintet at MSU. Yamaha YFB-621

the elephant.jpg

Nice horn.

[Mcordon1]

Some tuba, then bass bone.

[Mcordon1]

sousa and GG contra.

[Mcordon1]

Forgot one!

[Tuba Guy]

Forgot one!

Sick axe...I've always been happy with 4 strings and drop D, but that thing is a beast

[Mcordon1]

Forgot one!

Sick axe...I've always been happy with 4 strings and drop D, but that thing is a beast

I must admit, I cheated. The 7-string isn't mine. But I do play 6-string bass, an Ibanez SR506. Amazing deal for $630. Full equalizer on it!
The 7-string is over $1200 new...check it out.

http://www.wwbw.com/Conklin-Guitars-GT- ... 47835.wwbw" target="_blank

[Keith Sanders]

Hey guys and gals,

Here is my Conn 5J BBb that I got from Dan Schultz and then one of me!!






Keith Sanders

[Paul Scott]

Thought I'd post a pic at last. Here's me with my 1940 Martin BBb, complete with a Lee Stofer/Kanstul repro bell.