How many mistakes can you find in this video?

[David Richoux]

http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_6408521_det ... -tuba.html (text is down the page a bit.)

[Rick F]

Mistakes I noticed:

1. Nickel lacquer - should have said nickel finish.

2. All mpcs are generally the same size

3. Open length = 13' long (he's not holding an EEfer)

Tubas are found in various pitches, most commonly in F, E-flat, C, or B-flat. The main tube of a B-flat tuba is approximately 18 feet long, while that of a C tuba is 16 feet, of an E-flat tuba 13 feet, and of an F tuba 12 feet.

4. You can make a tuba shorter by operating a valve?

[toobaa]

Come on! The credits say he's a trumpet player--what else would you expect?

[Rick F]

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[bort]

Well, mouthpieces *are* generally the same size: big. It's all relative...yeah, 28 mm to 33 mm is a big difference to a tuba player. But to someone who knows nothing about the tuba, it's about the same size.

I think he certainly understands how it works, but didn't do a good job at describing it precisely. The whole thing was pretty painful to watch because of that. I'm too lazy to post a video myself, so I can't be *too* hard on the guy. Because he's a trumpet player, I wonder if his trumpet videos are better?

[David Richoux]

17. "brass lacquer?"

18. Not many Sousaphones have rotary valves, so saying they all have similar parts will be confusing. (In fact he skips piston valves altogether.)

19. At the point on the horn he is mentioning, trumpets also have a "conical bell." (it is the pipes leading up to that point being conical or not that makes the difference.)

[arpthark]

At least you can tell this guy has some working knowledge of the instrument. It's not as bad as another video I found (from "expert village"), wherein a guy describes "The Munsters" theme song as "one of the few tuba solos that's ever existed."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVOxZFb_TT8" target="_blank

He has a whole series of videos. Gotta dig that 20J though...

[bort]

When the words "expert" and "YouTube" come together, all credibility goes out the window...

[TUBUD]

The " expert " with the 20J might want to invest in some valve felts.

[Mike Finn]

Yeah, could've been better. But it was worlds better than the mis-information found here:

http://library.thinkquest.org/5116/tuba.htm

[Wyvern]

You have to wonder why anyone would put item up on the internet on a subject about which they obviously don't know to make themselves look a fool?

[Tom Holtz]

1. Didn't play The Ride
2. Didn't demo a sousaphone
3. No beer recommendations
4. No swearing
5. Used the Band Room for taping
6. Never mentioned the Dent Eraser
7. Forgot to alienate everyone playing on B-flat horns
8. Never mentioned lederhosen
9. Snacks/beverages not visible in the shot

Clearly, there's room for improvement.

[sloan]

You have to wonder why anyone would put item up on the internet on a subject about which they obviously don't know to make themselves look a fool?

You must be new here.

[Tom Holtz]

You have to wonder why anyone would put item up on the internet on a subject about which they obviously don't know to make themselves look a fool?

You must be new here.

+1 sloan. Winner.

[arpthark]

Yeah, could've been better. But it was worlds better than the mis-information found here:

http://library.thinkquest.org/5116/tuba.htm

Wow. I wonder who wrote that. "Sometimes a tuba player will have 40 mouthpieces!" That applies to you, doesn't it, Mike?

[windshieldbug]

Come on! The credits say he's a trumpet player--what else would you expect?

I would expect him to add that he's SURE he can play better than you, and to prove it, why are you watching his crappy video?

[David Richoux]

Yeah, could've been better. But it was worlds better than the mis-information found here:

http://library.thinkquest.org/5116/tuba.htm

WOW!That is sort of like the video describing the plot of Star Wars done by someone who had never seen the films

just found this equally interesting thing:

The Tuba


Widely known as the granddaddy of all brass instruments, the tuba plays the lowest notes. It is so large that whoever plays it must sit down and rest this large musical instrument on his or her knee. The biggest tuba is eight feet high and when uncoiled is nearly forty-five feed long.


The Sousaphone


John Philip Sousa, an American, invented the sousaphone approximately 100 years ago. He wanted to create a low sounding brass instrument for marching bands. The sousaphone does indeed have a very low deep sound. The size of this musical instrument is so large that the player has to carry it looped over their body and resting on their shoulder. Small button valves close and open to make the different sounds.

( here)