Scratches!?

Mike Finn · Post by **Mike Finn** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:09 am

I actually REMOVED all the scratches from a horn once, and I had a heck of a time playing it in tune until I put them back in. Oh wait, that was the valves...

MF

TubaTodd · Post by **TubaTodd** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:19 pm

Me and my wife have talked a lot about scratch before. She likes her back scratched. My dogs like their bellies, rears and backs scratched. Come to think of it, I hear people MAKING a lot of things from scratch. Sounds like scratch is a good thing.

AndyL · Post by **AndyL** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:32 pm

Speaking of tuba "cosmetics".......

do silver plated horns sound better when you wear white gloves while playing them? And if so, howcum they apparently don't affect lacquered horns the same way? I've never seen anybody wearing white gloves playing a lacquered horn.......

Albertibass · Post by **Albertibass** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:06 pm

i wear gloves with my horn....but its raw brass...and if i dont, my horn will have a colorful coat to go with its colorful sound.

JB · Post by JB » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:28 pm

AndyL wrote:Speaking of tuba "cosmetics".......

do silver plated horns sound better when you wear white gloves while playing them? And if so, howcum they apparently don't affect lacquered horns the same way? I've never seen anybody wearing white gloves playing a lacquered horn.......

What if the gloves are not white, but a different color?

(Black for a darker sound, red for a brighter sound, perhaps?)

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:06 pm

Are you the same guy who posted the same question on TubaNews?

Getzeng50s · Post by **Getzeng50s** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 8:45 pm

scratch ur butt, not your tuba.

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:36 pm

I have the good fortune to possess a pre-owned tuba. Since 1940, Nashville City School boys and girls have had their way with this tuba.
I don't need to repair small scratches and dents. There are lots more scratches and dents underneath these and more under them.
It's still a good player and I think it looks soulful.

My tuba is not insured and I put a seat belt on it in the car.
I love my tuba and I hope it hangs in there with me forever.
Pictures of my old King are on our site at:www.johnreno.com/

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:44 pm

PORKCHOP wrote:Has anyone ever heard of scratches affecting the musical quality of a Tuba??

If so, nobody told any of my helicons or my raincather sousaphone...

Joe Baker · Post by **Joe Baker** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:01 pm

If the scratches are obtained in the course of diligent practicing, they can affect the sound -- for the better!
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Joe Baker, who has been placing his instruments at risk in this manner more than usual the last week or so.

Anterux · Post by **Anterux** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:20 am

I love my tuba for what it is. Not for what it looks.

A loved tuba will not refuse to play a single note because of a scratch!

However, it can refuse to play multifonics.

I hope this helps. But I think it doesn't...

Antero.

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