tuba chair

[Ben]

Hopefully there is a feature that prevents said tubist from falling asleep during all of that difficult counting

[Lingon]

...I want the sound shield behind the violas to be one-way glass...

...so I can't see the conductor...

We have a couple of that sort of shields in our orchestra, quite useful indeed

[imperialbari]

bloke misses the point entirely!

Not a kindness towards a beloved sore-a$$ tubist, rather a tubahating measure to dampen the tuba resonance. The trombonists sit on resonating risers. The tubist sits in what is intended as a shock-absorber.

[bisontuba]

Hi-
I have always thought that it should be written into a symphonic tuba player's individual contract that whenever New World Symphony is performed, a 'BarcaLounger' chair is provided...

Mark

[Kevin Hendrick]

I think you miss the point of the chair. It is to lull the tuba-ist to sleep, after which he can be rolled off stage...

It seems they see us as "roll models"!

[hbcrandy]

Hopefully there is a feature that prevents said tubist from falling asleep during all of that difficult counting

I wish I had the chair when I was in school. My part-time job as unloading Rite Aid Pharmacy trucks on the streets of Philadelphia beginning at 4:30 AM, after which, I would attend classes and ensemble rehearsals. On days of orchestra rehearsals, I would put my head down on my tuba that was across my lap and fall asleep until I felt a jab on my right arm that would awaken me to the sound of the bass traombonist's voice saying, "four before rehearsal number twelve, three before...". The tuba chair would have afforded me a much better quality of sleep.