Have you priced Helium lately??? I'm hearing like US$1k for a K bottle (250cf) of the UHP stuff....if they'll even sell it to you, due to supply constraints.

No experience with any of these, but have you looked at the Tubabelt? I've seen it in use by both Willi from Mnozil, and Carol Jantsch for standing/walking gigs. Still requires the horn to have a ring in the right position though.

The newer "HxEssential" line has the benefit of recording in 32-bit Float which means not needing to set levels prior to recording - but you will need to adjust the gain in editing afterwards. Also don't overlook that most of them (all?) support functioning as an audio interface, so you can use them ...

We have Tix for their Sunday March 1st gig at GMU (VA). Saw them at the Weinberg in Frederick MD last time they came around - front row as I recall. Always a great show!

I just checked the Coordinator store (Where we order books to re-sell, etc at the event) and the Blue Eb book is not up there. Your best bet may be to get one from a coordinator who happens to already have some. I *think* the Baltimore folks mentioned having some of those. I'll DM you their address ...

At high enough voltages, many typically non-conductive things will conduct. By the time the lightning hits your tuba case it's already convinced the air to do so.

Besides, who uses carbon fiber that isn't covered in plastic resin for consumer grade situations?

Sorry to hear that. I met Luke via his computer BBS that he ran back in the 80's and 90's, while I was in middle school, very early in my musical journey. He lived in the same town as I did, which meant it was a local call :) First time I met him in person, probably the main thing I remembered was ...

Have you actually had any contact with the TC mothership yet? I haven't seen anything yet about the usual paperwork, ordering, etc...

Never played contra, but I have seen a sousaphone twirl go terribly wrong, resulting in a busted fiberglass bell during a high school competition. I believe it was maybe more related to the height of the twirler, not their strength.

the elephant wrote: Sat Aug 02, 2025 10:08 am It is hard for me to believe that the company responsible for these sousaphones is the same one that produced my 826.

To be fair, they also produce pianos, dirt bikes, boats/boat motors, golf carts, home stereos, and other industrial machinery.

If I have to 'write a cheque' nowadays that typically means I set it up in my bank bill-pay system and they issue the cheque and mail it to the recipient. If it goes missing they have all the info on it already to deal with any issues that might come up.

Would that really be an issue?

I picked up a super-industrial-grade buffer/grinder ($25 - school system auction), and spent a little bit of money on a 3-phase converter box...but the third leg can actually be created by connecting two motors together with a pulley.


I don't think it even ...

You said you don't want phone apps, but there are phone apps that will do multiple (at least two) frequencies simultaneously.

The one on IOS that I have is "f Generator" - dual frequency support is a "Pro" ($9.99 one time) upgrade cost though. Even give you your choice of waveform (sine, square ...

He's got contact info on his web site...

https://rawtuba.com/

Any intel on the mic setup? I've started playing around with some home recording, so interested to hear what works for others...

I'm playing in two groups - an all-ages community orchestra, and a college band (That lets community members play). In the latter I think there's typically two of us using tablets. In the all-ages group I've seen me and one or two others, depending on why's playing any given semester. One of the ...

That seems like a "Too good to me true" situation...

Tom C wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:28 pm I wonder what key it plays in?

House.

bloke wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2024 4:43 pm
not joking:
One of the things he does is acrobatics.

WITH the Sousa?

humBell wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 2:24 pm

Treble clef books have been discontinued?

The smaller books have apparently been discontinued.