Make up a catchy name for the Mirafphfone 186!

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Make up a catchy name for the Mirafphfone 186!

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OK, all these hot new tubas have names that dazzle. But, the old do-everything workhorse is humbly known as the 186. Lets see who can come up with the best (ane most appropriate) nickname for the 186. Bonus if it can be slightly tweaked to fit the 188.
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I think you just named it.

186 = "The Workhorse"

188 = "The Clydesdale"
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Call the 186 Odin and the 188 Baldur.

Call the Willson 3050 Jörd.
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Call it Loki...the shape shifter god....the 186 can adapt for any situation.
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Dylan King wrote:I think you just named it.

186 = "The Workhorse"

188 = "The Clydesdale"
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JohnSzkutko wrote:Eric
... the Half-a-Bb? :D
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Clydesdale? No way do I want my tuba to be named after Budweiser.

But as long as we're going that route:

186 = Bock
188 = Doppelbock
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Ol' Reliable. . . I don't recollect if I've ever mentioned Ol' Reliable before. . .
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Brahms

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Alles - the German word for everything. I use my Alles for all my tuba playing.
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My first...
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Somebody in Amarillo might call them -1 and +1 respectively.
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T. J. Ricer wrote:Ol' Reliable. . . I don't recollect if I've ever mentioned Ol' Reliable before. . .
Call The 188 that and the 186 Ol' Faithful
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I call mine "Baby" --first tuba I have owned, bought new in 1970.
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Generic.
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GC wrote:Generic.
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GC wrote:Generic.
Only the newer 17 3/4 inch bell variants.
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GC wrote:Generic.
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