Things a great tuba spouse says:

[Chuck W]

You sound better on the expensive one. We will figure out a way to pay for it.

[MikeW]

"If it won't fit in the tubarium, we don't have room for it! It can't stay where it is! "

< SIGH >

So my sousaphone had to go, leaving me with just a 4/4 EEb, a 3/4 Eb , and a 3/4 BBb.
Shame really, if the case hadn't had a hump on it for the bell connector I might have got away with disguising it as a coffee table - I tried suggesting that the hump under the table cloth made for interesting presentation of chips and salsa, but I guess that was one step too far.

The tubarium is a storage rack made of slotted angle and floorboards, and holds my tubas. It used to stand conveniently in the corner of the living room, but 3 moves later we have a basement...

[Tubajug]

I can't think of anything specific, but basically, if I can come up with a way to pay for something (aka, sell stuff on ebay, work an odd job here and there) I can buy stuff for my tuba. That's how I got an upright bell and a new mouthpiece. I'm working on putting together my dent magnet and ball set right now. She's very supportive of my tuba-ing! (and she's an amazing cook!!!)

[Bob Kolada]

n/a, and very happy to NOT be married.

[peter birch]

We have just had our 24th wedding anniversary, I found that the appropriate gift for this anniversary is a musical instrument. I asked if I could have a new tuba, she replied " not if you want to make it to the 25th"

[eupher61]

"Do you want a beer on your next break? Oh, there's a really hot blonde sitting behind me, you might want to check her out."

[euphomate]

Not strictly tuba but: The darling non-musician wife said: "Harry James didn't really play all those fast notes - he just twiddled his fingers across the valves quickly". Explanation re Harry James - we are of a certain age you might have noticed.

[Rick Denney]

1. "Just buy it. You sound good on it. I get good vibes from it."

2. (To others...) "My husband plays in the _______!"

3. "I like your tuba-playing friends."

4. "I'm glad the tubas are in the living room." (This includes the sousaphone hanging on the wall.)

Rick "who has bought all of her instruments, too" Denney

[tubatooter1940]

"I wouldn't mind if you buy a second tuba. All you have to do is show me how you can play them both at the same time."

[Kayla]

after seeing my tuba mute for the first time, "that looks like it should be under a fighter plane"

when he helps carry one of my tubas, "i wish you stayed on trumpet"

and my favorite

"you tuba people are weird"

[michaelkeys]

After I played the ITEC Semifinal this afternoon on a Tuba I borrowed from a friend, my wife told me: "you played great. I realized you hat to correct the intonation of the instrument. (slide pulling) I think we should buy you an instrument that works better with you"

[eupher61]

"Actually, would it be useful, or a collecting obsession piece? If it is useful, get it! Look at how well those three horns worked for the opera."

I love my wife! Of course, she now has 2 banjos...

[Steve Marcus]

"It's your practice time. I'll do the dishes."

Really. Nothing facetious, no guilt complex.

[dkrahl]

Wife: "How many tubas do you have?"
Me: "Should I count the trombone too?"

[opus37]

Your right honey, there is no such thing as too many mouthpieces.

[eupher61]

My wife did say NO to this one.

[Heavy_Metal]

(when going out of town) "I'd LOVE to fly home early to go to your concert!"

Took some pictures and videos too, some of which I've posted here.

Am I a lucky guy, or what?

[tbn.al]

"The bass trombone sounded unusually rich tonight". After a concert where she sang and I played the bass trombone parts, and/or tuba parts, all on tuba. Guess she doesn't like blatty bass. She also mustn't look up from her music much.

[Dan Schultz]

ooohhh... pretty! When did you get that one? Can't wait to hear you play it. When's the next concert where you'll be using it?

(Being a sax player.... she understands the need for multiple horns.)

[sethbrown]

Is not the tuba the spouse?