I thought I was possibly going to be playing Pictures this upcoming year, but it was just one thing that was tossed out there before they settled on the rep. I began playing the ox cart solo with my 321 and then with a huge.M-W - back-and-forth. Neither particularly play better in tune, but (unlike...

bloke wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:34 am ' pretty good viola players around here...some pretty amazing bass players as well.

Viola is like euphonium in ways beyond the jokes. Played timidly, they are both “meh”. Played assertively, they can sing.

bort2.0 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:44 pm I have never understood the desire to have a large tax refund. “Hooray, I overpaid ALL YEAR long so the government could hold my money interest free!”

Or even dumber, the people who view a large refund as a gift from the government.

I seen the, 4 times, and had post show hangs 3 times. Will be seeing them again next week in New Jersey. Herr Branstötter has never made the hangs, while Herr Gansch, Professor Paul, and Zoltan Kiss have been quite social.

I’m looking forward to hearing them again.

Don

Regardless of anyone's special cause - whether right, wrong, nutty, or sane, this is why - sadly - I will never go to that city again, and why I mostly avoid cities. Most have become dangerously chaotic, and particularly during celebrations and gatherings. Seemingly, those who run so many cities gl...

Trumpet/trombone players (I suspect) do shifts, YET they are miniscule/unnoticeable (to themselves as well as others) because they are so small. Trombone players certainly do shift, sometimes several times across the range. The strategy I’ve heard from some of the best is to have an overlap, So tha...

Wow. And that person was on the board. Unveiling, as if it needed to be unveiled, the purpose of the organization, which was, of course, to make money, and had nothing whatsoever to do with the musical arts except that they were the vehicle for the money (as is so often the case.) I was briefly on ...

The middle movement of the York is quite nice and I'll see how my horn player feels about it. I think we could do it. The Stevens is also quite nice, and I think I have a euphonium player who would be tickled to play the tbone part. Interesting that the Wilder doesn't attract me that much. I could ...

Does anybody know where is some kind of list of pieces for horn, tuba, and piano? I have a willing and able horn player, could likely hire a pianist, and would like to find out what is out there that is in my "possibly we could hack through this for fun" range. If you add trombone, John S...

bloke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:06 pm
I see a lot of positive comments about the 496. I'm glad Miraphone has another apparent commercial success.

One of these days I’m going to make good on my threat bring my 496 to blokeplace to get you to take the dents out of the bottom bow. And to find where I want to move to in America.

Don

LeMark wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:09 pm
The hagen 494.... I didn't even think about that... Wow, that might be the answer to the question

When I bought my Hagen 496, I wanted to like the 495 (4/4) but it was a stinker. I hope the 494 is better, but I haven’t played one.

Don

PM sent. I may be able to help.

I have one. Two page PDF. PM me with email and I will fwd.

Don

I noted that the older Club I have in the Roo, compared to the newer Club I have in the truck --- is much heavier, has a different kind of "key" to open it, and if someone where trying to remove it instead of just cutting the steering wheel, it would be quite the task. The newer one, prob...

Very interesting thought. I quit playing when I entered engineering school at 18, and picked up the horn again 26 years later. I’ve been studying and practicing since them\n, but because I had little formal education in theory, I lock up when it comes time to play patterns in various keys without re...

A couple months ago I was asked to join yet another local band on horn, and at the last rehearsal a trombone who had not been there, returned, and his bell was right behind me on the right. Even with the ear plug, my right ear was still ringing the next day. I wrote the conductor and explained that...

I've seen Mnozil 4 times (Lehigh Pennsylvania, Birmingham, AL, Troy, NY and NYC) in 3 different shows. They were awesome every time. I also got to hang with them after 3 of the shows. Albert played one of the tours (on his giant BBb). I think him playing that show, standing up doing the same schtick...

I was present for Alan Baer’s performance with NYP. That was a great performance. And Simon Wildman with TUSAB at the army tuba conference in 2017. Those were both great performances!!

My dear departed Squishy in my Miraphone 186 BBb

Doc wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:57 am

With some emailed instructions from Joe (and the correct drill bit), I vented all five valves on my Hagen 496. Was that a bit intimidating? Yes, but it’s not rocket science. Works like a charm.

I’m surprised you had to do that. My Hagen came with the valves vented.

Don