I wouldn't know how competitions between orchestras in the USA are organized, but in the Netherlands there is no ranking, but as an orchestra you get an assessment based on a number of criteria (including tuning, interplay and musical conception) The orchestras that participate in a competition are ...

@prodigal, I haven't seen a 3100 with the old Symphonie graduated bore on the B&S website for a while now. It used to be designated the PT-9, but they have gotten rid of all the PT designations at this point. I didn't seen any with a bore reported at less than 19mm.




The 3100 with the ...

I went to the show in Bremen, had a seat on the eight row from the podium.
I advise earplugs.
The show Strau$$ was very good, I have enjoyed myself immensely.

send pm with imslp link

With the brass ensemble new music this evening: Feierliche Einzug (R.Strauss)
Elsa Procession to the cathedral and the The Fairie Round suite by Richard Holborne.

I love these evenings.

York-aholic wrote: Sat Aug 17, 2024 2:10 pm We will, of course, need a picture.

Completely forgotten, sorry for this
and now a picture of a beautiful 42 year old B&S 3100 Symphonie, completely restored by The BerlinerTuba and lacquered by Müller Lack.

Gelukkig nieuwjaar voor iedereen en een muzikaal 2026

The berliner tuba wrote about a 601 in his blog:
https://brassandpipes.wordpress.com/2021/08/

I have wariness for choir directors who try to direct a band or orchestra. For most bands we need the director to provide the beat and help with some entrances. Of course, managing holds and breaks. What choir directors do is direct the music which is not helpful and distracting.

OK, end of rant ...

As the pictures are from "marktplaats" I recon that he is a Dutchman.
Schenkelaars orginates from Eindhoven in the Netherlands
https://www.horn-u-copia.net/Reference/ ... hisrec=683

They mostly sold stencils.

This is the seller's store: https://triole.de/Tuba

And it exists on google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Schweriner+Str.+50,+01067+Dresden/@51.0537111,13.7233319,3a,59.8y,28.78h,91.19t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sjDKkqGsvkiTqDZouYUjkzw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1 ...

I don't know if it is a scam or not, but this guy has 2 symphonies for 3900 euro each.
https://img.kleinanzeigen.de/api/v1/prod-ads/images/72/72079625-4a1f-4bd5-a114-474e2b7dadda?rule=$_59.AUTO
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When I look at the thumb ring and the valve backsides i can only think Miraphone

https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/ ... 21-74-6890

http://www.walternirschl.de/sites/kontakt.html

Maybe you can ask Walter if he has some spares?

I asked duckduck ai for the formula:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=what%20are%20the%20ingredients%20of%20Schilke%20%E2%80%9Cguppy%20lube%E2%80%9D&t=newext&atb=v345-1&ia=chat

it came up with this:
Ingredients of Schilke "Guppy Lube"

Guppy Lube is a popular lubricant primarily used for the tuning slides ...

Her Brandstötter and his gang of jolly musicians are going to the other side of the pond:

https://mnozilbrass.at/en/shows/

according to the hofmeister site the besetzung (sorry, don know the English word for this one ) is 2.2(EHr).2.2. 4.2.0.0. - Pk - Hf - Str.

this code can be decypherd by using this wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurzschrift_Orchesterbesetzung
then the conclusion is that the piece offered ...

This is what I love about tubaforum: because Bloke posts regularly, we and Europe get a glimpse into the life of a US resident, unfiltered by the press.
Is minced meat really that expensive? In the Netherlands, we pay about $4.00 for 1 lb, and that includes 9% VAT.

Somebody is being ripped of I ...

A couple of days all the greatest German and Austria's bands
https://on.orf.at/live?channel=orf3


only live

Well, it's not the latest of greatest in folding stands but what I would love to see (and merging some threads in one):

As I am using a Gvido (better then iPad) https://the-digital-reader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gvido-1.jpg I sometimes need some extra juice.
Also as I am getting older my ...