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by hrender
Mon Nov 18, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Off-Site Deals and Ads
Topic: Vintage Miraphone
Replies: 4
Views: 284

Re: Vintage Miraphone

Likely somebody pointed out the lowball price.
by hrender
Mon Nov 04, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Quincy Jones
Replies: 7
Views: 431

Re: Quincy Jones

Good obit on the Downbeat website.
by hrender
Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Holton Del Negro BB-flat tubas
Replies: 21
Views: 906

Re: Holton Del Negro BB-flat tubas

Looked, came across this: https://imgur.com/gallery/holton-del-negro-bbb-DRCrj

Image

I've no idea if the person with the pic owns the tuba, but you could post a question in the comments.
by hrender
Tue Oct 22, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: Off-Site Deals and Ads
Topic: Never used
Replies: 8
Views: 437

Re: Never used

Looks to be in good shape. Needs a bit.
by hrender
Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: Off-Site Deals and Ads
Topic: Albuquerque, NM: Conn 24J $2,200
Replies: 1
Views: 129

Re: Albuquerque, NM: Conn 24J $2,200

That is a nice-looking horn.
by hrender
Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Bloke: PLEASE IGNORE (valve oil related)
Replies: 15
Views: 791

Re: Bloke: PLEASE IGNORE (valve oil related)

I wanted to offer a word of caution. I used Berp Bio-Oil on my tubas back in, I wanna say, 2010 or 2011. I was home from college one summer and took a couple weeks off for vacation. When I came back, the Berp stuff had polymerized and had completely seized/gummed up my pistons. It was an absolute ...
by hrender
Thu Sep 19, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Off-Site Deals and Ads
Topic: eBay (TX): Miraphone 186
Replies: 8
Views: 398

Re: eBay (TX): Miraphone 186

Mark wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 12:56 pm The bell looks nasty.
THIS
by hrender
Fri Aug 30, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Finale is Dead - You Must Switch to Dorico
Replies: 56
Views: 4607

Re: Finale is Dead - You Must Switch to Dorico

Trivia: VMs have been around at least since the 70s. I took my first programming class in '81 on a mainframe running IBM VM/370. Before that there were machine emulators most used (at least so I was told) to facilitate testing of embedded systems.
by hrender
Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Finale is Dead - You Must Switch to Dorico
Replies: 56
Views: 4607

Re: Finale is Dead - You Must Switch to Dorico

Welp, he says Mac OS is impossible. This gives steps to run a MacOS VM on VirtualBox: https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Macos-on-a-Virtual-Machine This lays out other VM options to run on a Mac host: https://setapp.com/how-to/how-to-use-virtual-machine-on-mac This does likewise: https://www.macworld ...
by hrender
Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Finale is Dead - You Must Switch to Dorico
Replies: 56
Views: 4607

Re: Finale is Dead - You Must Switch to Dorico

I have no idea what any of you are talking about with this virtual machine stuff. Where can I find the course for dummies, and would it be easier (and less complicated) than learning Dorico? https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/set-up-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...
by hrender
Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: For Sale or Trade: Tubas, Euphoniums, Mouthpieces, and Accessories
Topic: SOLD King 1241 w/German Bell $2500
Replies: 8
Views: 814

Re: King 1241 w/German Bell $2500

That is a great looking horn. If the intonation is still good with the new bell, it should be a great deal.
by hrender
Wed Jul 24, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: Music Chatter
Topic: Price estimate for B&S 3103 PT 1 Tuba
Replies: 4
Views: 533

Re: Price estimate for B&S 3103 PT 1 Tuba

Check the prices for completed sales on Reverb and eBay. For example, this one sold five years ago for $5350.