Clements mouthpiece?!?

I've ALWAYS loved RMs. I played my first one (silver, 4/4 CC) in 1973 at Custom Music. As a poor college student, simply I could not afford the $1,500 entry fee; laughable by modern standards. Over the years I played a few more. I had a 4/4, 4 valve CC, onto which Larry Minick grafted a Mirafone 185 ...

IT'S MINE, IT'S MINE MWWWUUUUUAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

That AiP solo has to be played on a BBb or CC. It has to be big, warm, broad and beautiful. A bass simply does not have the depth of a contra.

Tim Jackson If I have to perform that note, I do a LOT of low note playing, ie Rochuts 15vb,for a couple weeks before that. I do it on an empty stomach (no eating before hand) and using the "Tommy Johnson, one lip" approach, it pops right out. Watch how Fenstermacher does it, he's an EXPERT!!!

@MiBrassFS

Cannoli - NOW, probably only two. 20 years ago, 4+, EASILY!

tokuno You ever attended a Yankees World Series game? No, the tickets were always WAY to expensive. Where do you like to bat in the lineup? Lead off. I know my strike zone so get lots of walks. In my younger days, I was pretty fast so the SB thing was a joy for me. Your preferred fielding position ...

@bloke - None. What's in my tablet is PD. As for my orchestral gigs, I still use paper parts.

York-aholic Funny, when I was studying with Bobo, we used to talk about all sorts of things. Once he got frustrated with my over analyzing and said, "Just play the forking tuba!!!" Best advice I ever got. When I started struggling with task specific focal dystonia, I went back this concept and with ...

arpthark What kinds of playing are you doing nowadays? mostly orchestral, some trad jazz, & I play with the Peninsula Banjo Band!! How many tubas do you currently own, and what do you use the most? 5 - YamaYork, mostly. and the Wessex Chicago presence for Trad Jazz and with the banjo band. Norm ...

@bloke - YOU DA MAN!!!

... I used to post here a lot. I feel like I've said everything I could. HOWEVER, having said that, is there anything you'd like to know? I'll share my experience and my, admittedly, biased opinions. ANYTHING!

<Yes, I posted this on the OTHER site, too!>

I loved this tuba. One of my students owned it, and it went to The Horn Guys when I sold "The Low Brass Werks." And to reiterate what the OP said, "if you can't play this tuba in tune, it's you."

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I've frickin' HAD it with piston valves. Doesn't ANYBODY make a tuba that has that large York sound, with rotary valves?

HUH. I'm confused. I'm looking for the rotary model, which is the 4097 on the B&S web site. Noah has the tuba he has is a 4097. 'Splain, please?!?

.... B&S 4097 they are looking to move?

Thanks!

SO SORRY! I meant the TUBA player......

Sorry, the TUBA player?!?

In a situation like this, I bring a CC and play the high stuff 8vb. USUALLY, it doesn't matter.