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by SteveMarcus
Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Tuba and Parkinson’s
Replies: 5
Views: 364

Tuba and Parkinson’s

How has the onset of Parkinson’s Disease affected your (or someone else’s) relationship with the tuba?
by SteveMarcus
Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:04 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here
Replies: 55
Views: 4642

Re: Polka Music Repository- Post Your Recordings Here

Some may posit that the horn is too big/tall, but I enjoyed playing the Wessex Kaiser with the pre-COVID "Happy Wanderers," "Roger's Happy Five" (or Seven as the host's budget permitted), and other Chicago area polka bands. There's talk that a late Bruckner symphony may be scheduled next season by ...
by SteveMarcus
Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:40 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Are you aware of any other Subcontrabass Tubas?
Replies: 9
Views: 711

Re: Are you aware of any other Subcontrabass Tubas?

the Okemos, MI 26-27 foot E-flat helicon is called a subcontrabass... Now that the Okemos building is gone, it could be assumed that the EEb subbass/subcontrabass helicon and all the other tubas that hung from the ceiling or rested in the basement are in the hands of the former owner of the defunct ...