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Mesmerizing…

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:tuba: Horn Porn :tuba:
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If it could be stretched out to 3 1/2 minutes, this could serve for a soundtrack: The Music Goes 'Round And 'Round - Tommy Dorsey - Edythe Wright - 1935
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donn wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 5:35 pm If it could be stretched out to 3 1/2 minutes, this could serve for a soundtrack: The Music Goes 'Round And 'Round - Tommy Dorsey - Edythe Wright - 1935
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donn wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 5:35 pm If it could be stretched out to 3 1/2 minutes, this could serve for a soundtrack: The Music Goes 'Round And 'Round - Tommy Dorsey - Edythe Wright - 1935
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Edythe sure had nice…. posture. :red:
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I thought that the slide in front the bell was the 3rd slide, so I guess I did learn something from this :teeth:
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MW does that. On the Yamaha 641, 3rd is in back, and 4 is frontmost with 1st just behind it,
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Ah, that explains, I have seen more of the MW version of this design
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I thought you blew in the big end...?
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arpthark wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:03 amI thought you blew in the big end...?
While theoretically possible, it is not the preferred method.
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Now, if I could only find a way to utilize these techniques on certain band directors....
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Now do stupefying! :hearteyes:
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Three Valves wrote: Sat Jan 17, 2026 10:59 am Now do stupefying! :hearteyes:

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