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I haven't bought a new etude book in years. I like etudes. But I keep repeating the same ones over and over. My current stack is:

Bordogni (and also Rochut I and II)
Blazevich
Kopprasch
Snedecore
Vasilev
Shoemaker
Seiber
Tyrell
Verne Reynolds (horn)
Arban

I know there is a newer Snedecore ...

I just read one that is absolutely hilarious, even the disclaimer cracked me up

AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses

Whatever....I think it turns off A LOT of potential new folks...but so be it....
Take it easy maybe? After what happened on "the other site" isn't it obvious that worrying about potential new folks just destroys the venue? Maybe its a shame that Men Wearing Dresses™ never made it past covid-era ...

Can't route the 4th circuit outside where the third is now?


Sure can…
https://tubaforum.net/download/file.php?id=5036


That routing really favors playability, although I get the aversion to the work, here's my 99 year old 692 with the stock "can't-reach-on-the-fly" 4th circuit routing ...

Can't route the 4th circuit outside where the third is now?

I tend to agree with those who have suggested that this website may not be the most reliable source of information on this subject. To the original poster, I would encourage you to disregard much of the advice being offered here and instead speak directly with professionals and professors at ...

This thread brings back so many memories. Thank you.

Misfituba64 wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 10:03 pm -snip-
Reading comprehension isn’t a strong skill set of yours it seems. Very sorry about that. Check out the end of my post for clarity.
-snip-

Oh good grief,*****edit*****

arpthark wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:13 am Kind of rare, neat horns.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BCUjM4Eea/

Could any more of the details in the ad be more wrong?

(is the dependent 5th valve in the 4th slide what makes it a 381?
seems they'd post a backside photo showing that

Seemingly yet more jobs being taken from workers in the USA and given to folk in the far east where wages are real cheap. It might be a hard headed business decision or it might be a case of maximising profits with no thought for anything else … you decide. I do buy goods made in China, but what I ...

Sean created the original iteration of this community just about thirty years ago. Does anyone here remember discovering the original BBS community in the Spring of 1996? I found it, but then couldn't find it again for a while because I forgot the dang name and its completely unrelated address.
I ...

Oh my. 25 years ago Chuck sent me a couple of BQ arrangements of the "Der Hölle Rache" aria from Magic Flute. Sad now. Rest in Peace, Chuck.

Think of this, at least 2/3 of collitch and university tuba studios are run by folks who, 10-20 years ago, were impressionable high school students just like the ones you noticed and described in your post.

bloke wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 6:15 pm I'm hoping that you can pick up the tuba sometime in the future and find out that the problem has disappeared and go back to enjoying it.

x2

-dp
(still hopeful on a personal level as well)

bloke wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2026 10:07 pm I'd like to rant about ranting.

In particular, this guy named "Sir Rantsalot" bloke is ridiculous.

Is anyone still using this silver spray polish? The large can, the ones that smell like a dry cleaning plant when you use it. It was a great cleaner and polish and tarnish preventer, but before I try to find a large 14.5oz aerosol can of the stuff and (also) try to use the new can and it's nozzle to ...

russiantuba wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 2:53 pm The elephant room will have ...

Wade as host

What I don’t get is what distinguishes the 3106 from the 3103—I wonder if it’s bigger.

probably bell diameter, and I've decided that in regards to pitch on these modern-er instruments,
the vertical/horizontal slide (like the angled entry/exit at the valveset) isn't a "feature" either :laugh ...

I don't make too much of that sidewise exit from the valveset as a "feature"...essentially this tuba layout has been around almost 100 years. The first tuba I bought new was like it I got it from Norm Bartold in the early 80's. Badged as a "La Sete", it'd been on a dusty shelf for 15-20 years at the ...