Hadn't touched the horn in 3 months. Went to band practice last night. Lots and lots of wrong notes. Maybe this should be in the bad ideas thread...

You probably have some kind of blockage. Snake everything, or use a hose and flush it out.

Well, I pulled the trigger on a Yamaha Silent Brass System (let's call it an SBS) tuba mute. It arrived yesterday and I was able to take it out of the box and assemble it today.

Sweetwater shipped it in the factory box, which they had opened in order to toss in a copy of my receipt along with a ...

There was a 1242, but it was a top action horn.

Oh, man. Look at that seller's feedback. I wouldn't buy anything from them even if I wanted it and the price was right.

I worked on some of the low tuba parts for TubaChristmas. That is all.

We had wonderful marching uniforms during high school. I loved them. Our director retired the year I graduated and the new director apparently didn't like them, or figured they were too old or some such, and replaced them with some newer DCI-style garbage. I found out years later that the old ...

Scales. I played lots of scales in keys with lots of flats and lots of sharps. And then I opened up the Bill Bell solo book and played the Gavotte, because it's light and fun.

arpthark wrote: Thu Jul 17, 2025 5:13 pm I know some folks on here do not have FB.

Further, Frankentubas is a private group, requiring a FB account plus approval by the group's admins. In other words, yes, you should copypasta your ads here.

arpthark wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 4:03 pm trumpet with a hopelessly, hopelessly stuck mouthpiece

They do make a neat sound when you slap the mouthpiece with your palm...

I recently became aware of Bernd Van Echelpoel. He's the tubist for the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. There's one solo album, titled "Berno", on Spotify. It's worth a listen.

No longer for sale.

JP179B BBb 3/4 tuba, along with a Schlipf practice mute.

I purchased the tuba new in 2021 from a dealer in PA. It's in very nice condition, probably better than many "demo" horns. There is one very small ding in the bell that's so hard to see I generally have to locate it by ...

graybach wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 2:51 pm Pretty sure the original is not a Serenade, but his
Divertimento No. 3 in Eb Major, K166/159d

By golly, you are absolutely correct. Thank you, sir!

OK, that makes perfect sense. Thank you.

russiantuba wrote: Tue Jul 08, 2025 3:56 am ...as there is an excerpt list for rejected and discouraged applicants.

I'm genuinely confused. (Note, I've never auditioned for anything more rigorous than college admissions.) What, exactly, is that list for?

I don't think it's that one, but I could be mistaken. I can't find a Kv number.

The young man in this video is playing the 2 and 4th movements, menuetto and rondo, and I think it's the Morris arrangement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXxEgxcjylc

This is fairly low quality recording of the ...

I'm putting my music history ignorance on display here.

I have a copy of Serenade, W.A. Mozart, transcribed and edited for tuba and piano by R. Winston Morris. Shawnee Press. Etc., etc. The description on the back page does not specify which serenade. Would anyone know specifically which Serenade ...

Well, I didn't do the college thing, my list is short.

Jr. High - Gene Rotramel. He was the band director and a wonderful euphoniumist.
High School - Russ Kormeier. Also the band director. Trumpet guy.
Also during HS - Rich Elder. 399th Army Band tubist.
Now - I take a lesson irregularly with Grant ...

The LOTR symphony has a "bass tuba" part. It's actually written for contrabass, but it says "bass" at the top. I was confused when I first got the music and leaned over to look at my fellow tubaists' parts, wondering if theirs said "contrabass".

I currently have a few and might be going down a rabbit hole.

Schilke 62. I don't care much for this one. It produces a "breathy" sound on both of my tubas. I can also hear my own tongue movement. On the other hand, if I really concentrate I can get a nice round tone out of it, but it takes work ...