I live in northern Michigan but would be willing to make a trip if the details worked out. Maybe my budget would be a killer but I would really like to stay below $5k.

For those who mentioned a forward bell horn, one of the reasons I moved on from my King was how difficult it is to manage with the ...

Many thanks to you all.

We are in a very rural area and the band went quite a few years without a tuba until I was finally convinced to join. I honestly don't think there are other interested parties in reasonable driving distance (though I keep looking for opportunities to draft others). I gave ...

As the lone tuba for our local concert band, I'm finding myself experimenting with different mouthpieces and trying to research BBb tubas which would provide an adequate foundation for our band. I started with an old style King with recording bell. I now have a Cerveny 681 which does offer more than ...

Tofu, your chronology from Willys through Stellantis rings true. And, I'll take my '53 over any of the Chrysler made jeeps. They seem to be unable to design a frame that lasts more than 20 or so years.

Regarding the basic design, aside from decades of production under the jeep name, Mahindra (and ...

Today was our town's annual streetfest. I was there early to enter my 1953 CJ3b in the car show then, later, met up with our community band to run through a few marching band tunes prior to our performance at streetfest.

I was thankful for the backpack straps on my bag as I trekked the 4 blocks to ...

I was one of two trombone players selected in 7th grade to switch to tuba. Looking back, I believe our being selected was primarily due to our size. Anyway, the very first horn was a fiberglass tuba of some sort that had an absolutely vile taste after just a few minutes of playing it. Shortly ...

When do you anticipate another run of these? I sure would like to give one a try.

Typical tradesmen's skills' educations are not cheap, but are affordable. Some are allowed to apprentice, and then take qualifying tests (as they move up through their industries).

M.D.'s' educations cost a fortune, require nearly a decade of time, and their liability insurance (not to mention ...

York-aholic wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:43 am

Willys wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:39 am

York-aholic wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:41 pm
To the best of my tape measuring, interior dimensions are 18.5” X 38.5”

I am interested in some pictures and a price. That said, I'm too knew here to receive DMs. Would you email me? sdecker03@yahoo.com

Email (finally) sent @Willys

Received and replied!

It's been interesting reading through and catching up on many things tuba related. I recently resumed playing after a 30 year break. Amongst lots of age-related changes, I also now have multiple sclerosis with some permanent facial paralysis (think mild Bell's palsy). Anyway, I've discovered ...

I have an old Reunion Blues brown cordura bag sold through the old Brasswind store (and labeled as so on the outside, Reunion Blues on the inside) that is about that size that I'd sell fairly cheaply. Let me check it's measurements this evening.


To the best of my tape measuring, interior ...

Looking to see what's out there for a gig bag for my new (to me) Cerveny ABB681. I'm not terribly picky about style. I would just like one that fits well and gets the job done- at, of course, a reasonable price.

Knowing that there are sometimes very strong reactions to input from non-sanctioned sources of alternative information, I will just put the link here rather than going on about it, and the OP can do with it as he pleases.
https://hormonesmatter.com/neuropathy-multiple-sclerosis-treated-biotin ...

I really admire people who manage to play musical instruments in spite of huge challenges. I admire you, and I admire a nearby friend who had to have all of his teeth pulled...ALL of his teeth pulled. He was really depressed and was getting ready to sell all of his stuff, but he's now telling me ...

[ Disclaimer: I have no idea what I'm talking about. But since I don't yet see anything here about it from the usual suspects ... ]

There's a relationship between air flow and lip tension, that I sort of suspect can vary and still produce a satisfactory outcome. I mean, you can change your ...

It's been interesting reading through and catching up on many things tuba related. I recently resumed playing after a 30 year break. Amongst lots of age-related changes, I also now have multiple sclerosis with some permanent facial paralysis (think mild Bell's palsy). Anyway, I've discovered that I ...