Tuba Sauna?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:10 pm

http://photography-on-the.net/gallery/p ... der=1&u=34

'nuff said.

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:16 pm

Hot stuff! Wonder if it's "rock" music or heavy metal ...

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:36 pm

harold wrote:I just want to know why you are looking at photos of guys in Speedos?

Have you ever seen that show Animal Precinct on the Animal Planet channel?

Well, I am an online officer for a new show entitled Tuba Precinct on the Brass Planet channel. I search out those who might be abusing tubas and make them put their clothes back on.

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:38 pm

I only noticed that a TupperwareÂ® mouthpiece is used. I gues a normal brass mouthpiece (silver or gold plated) would burn one's lips. Just my guess.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:33 pm

Mark wrote:the Brass Planet channel

Is that available on basic cable, or is it only pay-per-view?

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:06 am

LoyalTubist wrote:I only noticed that a TupperwareÂ® mouthpiece is used. I gues a normal brass mouthpiece (silver or gold plated) would burn one's lips. Just my guess.

thats a mouthpiece??? I thought it was a hookah.

I wonder if the acoustical properties of bass changes at extreme temperatures like that.

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:05 am

I'm a very innocent, naive one for a Southern Californian.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:32 am

LoyalTubist wrote:I only noticed that a TupperwareÂ® mouthpiece is used. I gues a normal brass mouthpiece (silver or gold plated) would burn one's lips. Just my guess.

Actually, it's more than likely a DEG nylon cup mouthpiece. I have one for my son who has hypersensitivity/allergic reaction to bare metal. Of course, nylon, as well as other synthetics, such as the Kelly, are less sensitive to temperature variance.

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:37 am

I know. I own one. I call it Tupperware@ because it feels and looks like TupperwareÂ®.

dwaskew · Post by **dwaskew** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:40 am

just for the record, the tubist with the mouthpiece is Harri Lidsle. He is a very active and popular tuba player in Finland. Harri also served as our ITEC host in 2001. The tuba sauna was located outside Sibelius Hall and was kind of a funny tribute to life in Finland.

D. AsKew

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:00 am

I prefer a Kellyburg mouthpiece with a silver plated upright valved tuba in my sauna.............

LauriH · Post by **LauriH** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:01 am

dwaskew wrote:just for the record, the tubist with the mouthpiece is Harri Lidsle. He is a very active and popular tuba player in Finland. Harri also served as our ITEC host in 2001. The tuba sauna was located outside Sibelius Hall and was kind of a funny tribute to life in Finland.

D. AsKew

True. And actually you could play with this tuba while you were in the sauna. One of our top composers in Finland, Atso Almila, made a piece especially for this "tubasauna". This tuba is St. Petersburg tuba and is now located in saunamuseum Finland. Harri also arranged this tuba throwing competition.

-Lauri