I use this stand:
https://us.wessex-tubas.com/products/pr ... and-sdt-30

It's plenty strong for my 30-lb. Martin Mammoth, there is room for my feet, and the flat surface enables the tuba to be moved around. The specs give the height range so you can see if it works for you.

Such a loss of cool stuff! Mr. Roper seems to be handling it in the best way- focusing on what he still has and what he can do from here. Of course, we don't know about the rest of his situation - insurance, finances, personal life, etc. We certainly wish him the best. Seeing him play the tuba there ...

Wow! She sounds great!

Leadership matters. FEMA is intended for American citizens with overwhelming emergencies. Just as with the education system with teachers who try to do the best they can under poor leadership, FEMA workers struggle with the same thing, just as do people who are employed by private corporations ...

80% of cases closed in a matter of days/weeks not months? I can't verify it as I am in a low-level position, but I asked a supervisor about it. He didn't know about it. Government is so big and complex that tasks have to be compartmentalized and then the left hand doesn't know what the right hand ...

I don't buzz, mostly because I can't do it in the low range. As a close substitute, I take out the first valve, play my tunes a little slower to hear my pitches well, and finger along as usual. After doing this a little while, I put the valve back in and play the tunes again with the complete ...

I'm really enjoying the one I bought from you.

I'm doing Willcocks tonight, but singing. Not playing.

Quite true. Consumer demand ultimately determined that computer science is marketable. Private sector also includes destructive activities such as casinos, addictive chemicals, junk food, and trashy "entertainment". It is based on voluntary cooperation between buyer and seller and they pay taxes ...

I tend to view private sector work as "real" and public sector work as "synthetic". My careers as a band director and FEMA inspector are certainly public sector, though I have had private sector jobs and even my own business. As to what is "real" and "synthetic", I think you're confusing the ...

I disagree to some extent. The humanities, assuming they are taught with an intent of genuine education instead of indoctrination, gives people a view of the big picture. Greater understanding enables one to adapt and improve upon whatever task you're doing. What if you major in a marketable, yet ...

To me the humane thing to do would be to get them in safe housing first and THEN worry about applications. That assumes everyone is honest. In my job, I get lied to all the time. In any government program where things (and money) are given away free, there are always scammers. The bigger and more ...

I'm there! Going to take leave from work so I can spend the days there.

Disclaimer- I am not a spokesman for FEMA. I hope all these people get decent shelter quickly. When I see stories like that, I always have questions that were not asked by the reporter. For example: Did they have too many animals for FEMA? Did they have their application complete? What do the county ...

Best laugh I've had in a while!

Defining "science" as "because an authority figure says so, and they did a really good job of convincing me" is how the Catholic Church defined "science" through and beyond Galileo's time. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qUqH84KgAP4 Your knowledge of church and science could really use some ...

I thought you meant this:

Very sorry and not surprised. There was no penalty for the owners of the four pit bulls that tore me up.

A dog attack is the same as a crazy guy stabbing you with a knife (I had four). One would think it would be taken seriously.

When I taught elementary band, it was a matter of routine to test play each kid's horn. It was often revealing. When the horn was fine, it also showed the student the human factor of playing an instrument.

It's the deadliest US storm since Katrina. Terrible. I have been assigned to SC. What I have seen so far is a lot of this: https://tubaforum.net/viewtopic.php?p=70783#p70783 Many residents have told me stories of how they just happened to go to the bathroom or fell asleep in the living room right ...