Tuba players playing other things

[jbaylies]

anyone else 'double' on didgeridoo? not that there's any work for it but it is enjoyable

[The Big Ben]

Of course, only a few makes/models of soprano saxophones are capable of being played close to in-tune. Someday, Kenny G may well discover which makes/models those are...

Man.... Can't anyone show Kenny a little love? We used to hire his funk band to play our parties back in college (late 70s) and we got down and got pretty drunk... What more can you expect?

[MikeS]

Most of my non-tuba playing time these days is on viola and wooden flutes. The viola gives me something to do in my orchestra on pieces without tuba. I got really intrigued with the sound of the Baroque flute and took that up a while back. That led me to playing keyless and simple-system wooden flutes in Irish music sessions.

Jbaylies, it's been many years but I do recall hearing Ron Bishop play a mean digeridoo

[vespa50sp]

Trombone and Baritone. I started on tuba in 6th grade and learned trombone in 8th so that I could hang with the cool kids in jazz band (not that I'm that great at it). Played it a little in college also, but mostly played tuba (a school horn).

After a 7 year tuba hiatus (young children, new job) I picked up a Bb Besson 2-10 to play in community band because it was cheaper and I didn't have a tuba or trombone at the time. At some point the director discovered that I'm really a tuba player, found me a horn and told me I wasn't going back to baritone.

I still have a student baritone and t-bone that I occasionally play in the summer or at church.

I can't really figure out all of the young players that need a used $4,000 181 or new other horn (St Petersburg/Wessex) because I played on borrowed horns until I was 40, but times/wants/needs have changed. I suppose music majors need some good equipment, but I've had plenty of fun on the older stuff.

[jbaylies]

Jbaylies, it's been many years but I do recall hearing Ron Bishop play a mean digeridoo

you're right! http://www.ronaldbishop.com/Ron_Bishop/Tuba_Movies.html" target="_blank

I'm still waiting to hear someone play as well as William Thoren can though. It's totally doable... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_aDxh14giw" target="_blank

[tclements]

Drums ... AND I SUCK!!!

[KKORO]

Mountain Dulcimer! (Mainly because I make 'em)

Later,

John

[David Richoux]

I started out on Baritone (elementary school) and switched to trumpet in 5th grade (at my father's insistence - he paid for the lessons) but when the opportunity came to switch to tuba came in the 7th grade I took it! Learned trombone in 11th grade to play in our new "stage band" and also played baritone G 2 valve bugle in the Navy for a while. Bought my first tuba after I got out of the Navy (a 3 valve Olds 88) and played that in college and afterwards. Bought a cheap Conn helicon for use in parades with a local goofy community marching band, then got better tubas to play in Dixie/Trad and polka stuff, and a plastic Olds sousaphone (for when I play in LSJUMB and California Repercussions.)
Now I also play Bass Drum, Alto Horn, keyboards a bit, some Brazilian percussion instruments, and I am still trying to learn how to play string bass/bass guitar and bagpipes - don't know why I have so much trouble learning them...