BAC and Roy Naguera both do engraving.

bloke wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 9:19 pm "entry level professional horn"

A Chinese horn with a German name???

Well, she does a FANTASTIC job at it, regardless of her preparation!

You need to squat it when you get one.

I got slapped in the face with it a couple years ago. I have worked my way through it for the most part thanks to a plastic straw, basics, rest, and going back to where I started with mouthpieces. It is very frustrating and I wish you the best on your journey.


Straw?


YEP - that's how it ...

It's really hard to beat a 70s Mirafone 186! REALLY hard.

Yet another huge loss for FSU.

There's a model or a series of models that comes to mind that are built in C and are also built in Germany.

All the Cs line up pretty well, but the Gs and the E are quite flat to the Cs... Then what happens when you start adding cylindrical tubing?

I've noticed that mostly students own those ...

I got slapped in the face with it a couple years ago. I have worked my way through it for the most part thanks to a plastic straw, basics, rest, and going back to where I started with mouthpieces. It is very frustrating and I wish you the best on your journey.

For the past 50 years, I have played a Bach 18. I have tried many others but somehow, for various reasons, end up back with the 18. I tried a friend's Wick 3L, which is supposedly has an even smaller rim than the 18, but has a much deeper cup which is more of a funnel than a bowl. I thought it would ...

It's Beautiful, Joe!

In college, I bought my first horn which was a rotary horn - I had never played one. It took some time to get used to. Now, most of my good horns are rotary because I am now more used to that. I don't seem to have any issue playing valved horns, however. I think it's just what we become accustomed ...

Buyers remorse...

LOVE this!

This post has made me think a lot. I have an old York stencil Eb, and a chinese F tuba. hmmm....maybe....

When I got my new Alex from the Horn Guys, they used a bicycle shipper - that's how they ship tubas. May want to call Steve and ask him - I have forgotten which company.

Hopefully I will get to see it up close and personal on the 19th. You did a beautiful job on it, Joe!

BramJ wrote: Thu Aug 28, 2025 11:48 am Ah, just a few bumps

I think he buffed them out nicely!

WOW!!! That looks GREAT!!