Congrats to Rory McIlroy on both his green jacket and now completing a career grand slam. He now joins these illustrious players in the same breath: Tiger Woods: Open Championship (2000); U.S. Open (2000); PGA Championship (1999); Masters (1997) Jack Nicklaus: Open Championship (1966); PGA ...

I have seen both tubas and trumpets (well, cornets actually) made with both top and bottom valves.

Is your Helleberg mouthpiece new or vintage? I don't know. I bought it used from a person here on the forum a few years ago, and it was a few years old then. If it's the 120 model you mentioned earlier, it's the modern Helleberg, however old it actually may be. Grossly simplified, there were ...

Thank you for this information! I didn't know about it.... Sharp rim? It depends on the year of manufacture. My Conn Helleberg 120S has a rim that is more like a Wick rim, slightly rounded and not sharp at all. I have played the sharp rims, but mine is not one of them. Is your Helleberg mouthpiece ...

Conn 7b and 120S are known for relatively sharp rims. Thank you for this information! I didn't know about it.... Sharp rim? It depends on the year of manufacture. My Conn Helleberg 120S has a rim that is more like a Wick rim, slightly rounded and not sharp at all. I have played the sharp rims, but ...

Yes, I have a Queenie (nickname for Couesnon), complete with two contemporary mouthpieces. With the proprietary mouthpieces, mine plays in tune in all registers (of course, keeping in mind the multi-valve notes that all require a little slide pulling or lipping). Every other mouthpiece I have tried ...

Start with the same mouthpiece most of us started on in school: a Conn Helleberg 120. You will find them used on the forum. It is a standard item that is well known. Then if you keep playing tuba, you can determine what you do and don't like about it, then go on safari if it simply doesn't work for ...

Weeks ago, instead of putting it off because I don't play it much, I sent a horn that needed a fair amount of attention to my tech, anticipating this might be the case about supply and availability of such mundane items as corks and felts.

Yes. Most of the concert bands I have performed with started with the National Anthem, then a march, then on to the rest of the concert.

That is the same wire I used, with a similar tool, to re-mount the cam sprockets, timing chain, and tensioners on the 1967 Jaguar E-Type I used to own after I had to replace a head gasket after my gas tank got sugared. Yes, I rebuilt an XKE 4.2 straight 6, with the factory manual. Fortunately, all ...

I have played both. Currently I play a Jupiter JTU1110 because it has good tone and intonation, the valves fit my hand a little better, and most importantly, the piston bore is about the same as my Conn *real* 36K so it is a tad easier to switch back and forth depending on whether the gig is ...

Yes, if you can't find one used, Wick still makes the #1 (no letter) as a stock item.

Hi! I'm looking to buy a four valve recording bell tuba. I'm willing to spend around ~$2200 with shipping included in that bunch. I'm located in Utah. Thank you! I have a wonderful silver Reynolds up for sale on Marketplace. It has three valves, good intonation, and was just serviced by Lee Stofer ...

In addition to all of the breathing exercises that are out there, here is one that will really strengthen the core: lie flat on your back on the floor with only either thin carpet or a yoga mat, no plush carpet or other padding, arms at your side. Extend your legs out straight. Slightly rotate the ...

Side note related to music analysis… There’s a YouTube thing that removes all melodic content from a Beatles song(s). It sounds just like a rhythmic analysis (pretty sure that was the intent…) one might do in music school. I posted it one time and received an absolutely visceral response from the wi ...

Denis Wick still makes the smaller shank in their "No Letter" models as stock items. The most common size for an Eb tuba is a Wick 3.

Fantastic! We've all come along way since I used to use two portable cassette tape players, one owned by my folks and one owned by my uncle, to practice overdubbing in the mid-70's!

I used to own one. My favorite tuba for concert band work, as well as BBB work before the advent of the obsession with the near-pedal and pedal range. Your horn is a "New Standard" model, as set forth above, pre-dating the Sovereign era. Play 1st line G and low D with 3rd valve alone. #1 & #2 valves ...

And "good" alfredo sauce at that!