Difference between 5/4, 4/4, 3/4?

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Greg wrote:You know I'm really thankful for all of the valuable things I learn of tubenet. With that piece of information, I have deduced that my tuba would be classified as a Colt 45 forty ounce. I have noticed that every time I take the besson to a gig, it works well.
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Greg wrote:Tough question: I am taking the BDW smoothness test Here
I scored 36. You?
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36. Does that make me a guy suddenly?

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36. Hmmm... a lot of that going around...

Maybe we should ask Billy Dee about his opinion on tuba sizes...
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MaryAnn wrote:36. Does that make me a guy suddenly?

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Nah. It means you like to drink cheap malt liquor and make out on the couch.

You're my kind of girl... ;)
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OK - here's a new suggestion:

In keeping with the Law of Conversation of Mass, should we classify horns by weight? American and English horns in Lbs and all others in Kg.

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What if there is a 3/4 horn made of lead and a 7/4 horn made of tin?
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The Jackson wrote:What if there is a 3/4 horn made of lead and a 7/4 horn made of tin?
Make two pewter 5/4s out of them...
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tubashaman wrote:
The Jackson wrote:What if there is a 3/4 horn made of lead and a 7/4 horn made of tin?
This brings up a great new thread.

Dont the Perantucci tubas supposendly weigh more than a miraphone or MW of a similar size. I once started a topic asking why dont they make sizes of Contrabass tubas based on a 10 scale, 1 being the smallest 3/4 and 10 being the largest BAT......
Yeah, but I want one that goes to 11.
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But why not just make 10 heavier?
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The Jackson wrote:But why not just make 10 heavier?
Well, this goes to 11. It's one heavier, isn't it!?
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jhedrick wrote:OK - here's a new suggestion:

In keeping with the Law of Conversation of Mass, should we classify horns by weight? American and English horns in Lbs and all others in Kg.

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English horns? First Billy Dee Williams, now we're discussing woodwinds? As the French say, "Que l'enfer?" :lol:
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OldsRecording wrote:
jhedrick wrote:OK - here's a new suggestion:

In keeping with the Law of Conversation of Mass, should we classify horns by weight? American and English horns in Lbs and all others in Kg.


English horns? First Billy Dee Williams, now we're discussing woodwinds? As the French say, "Que l'enfer?" :lol:
Ahh - Touché

You know as well as I that I meant "British." Now, be careful or Wade will be getting mean again (still?)

That said, at least it was a double reed - although I prefer "cor anglais" - my son plays contra-bassoon and never lets me forget that he has a lower range than I do.

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jhedrick wrote:OK - here's a new suggestion:

In keeping with the Law of Conversation of Mass, should we classify horns by weight? American and English horns in Lbs and all others in Kg.
Only if you fill them with water first.

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And a 40K/38K will hold more beer than all of them.
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iiipopes wrote:And my 38K will hold more beer than all of them.
You sound certain. Does it have a tap attached too?
No, but it does have a beer key (BK) instead of a water key (WK)!
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Ah, this reminds me of a football game, a trombone and bottles of water 8)
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the elephant wrote:
William Parlier wrote:Haha when you type "YFB-621" in google images, your picture's on the first page. :lol:
Shocking!

What shows up when you run a google images search for Prime Rib?
Your picture! I'll bet it has something to do with linking "google images - first page" to it!! :P
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