you need to have a miniature of this window on it....

I got one today from a friend. It is truly a mullet of mouthpieces. For those of you not from the south, a mullet is a haircut that is short in the front and long in the back - (business in front party in the back). This thing is a Bach shape, rim(medium wide/not flat) clone of a Bach and a cup ...

I have a couple Beuscher mouthpeices and they have one thing in common - very shallow!

I included it in the sale of the tuba with the original care kit, etc. or I would send it to you. Ask around and see if someone with an older Eastman has one they’ll part with. I appreciate it - maybe one will pop up! If so I will probably grab it. It just intrigued me that it played as well as it d ...

No, I am no longer a "professional" musician. What I do now, I do because I love to play music. That being said, this time of year can get a little overwhelming for even for us that don't make a living playing. I was just looking through what I will play publicly between now and Chirstmas day - over ...

I borrowed a mouthpiece from our community band director last night because I forgot mine. It was marked A. Eastman and looked like a Bach/Conn hybrid. Looked like a Bach, the rim felt like a Bach, but the cup looked more like a Conn 2. I came home and looked for one online, but couldn't find one. I ...

So glad you had a great Blokesgiving!

All I can speak of is the 184 I own. It uses beginning band book fingerings and plays very well in tune.

I never did understand the Wind Symphony thing. Wind Ensemble, as Fennell did, was one person per part. I guess a Symphonic Band may include a bass fiddle and a harp? To me, they are either marching bands or sit down bands.

Shoot - those things are investment grade now!

tadawson wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2024 3:06 pm Just blowing air into the horn gives nothing

Did you watch the video? Physicists contend it does.

How does a tuba (or other brass instrument) make a sound? Is it because it is simply amplifying the buzz of the lips? (this is what I always believed and taught) OR Is it the because the air traveling through the horn actually makes the sound and causes sympathetic vibrations in the lips? Physicists ...

Tell me about focal dystonia - I am starting to believe I have something of the sort. What did you do to help it?

When did Bach start making tuba mouthpieces? The oldest I have seen is from the early 60s - VINCENT BACK CORP MT VERNON NY - with no periods. 50s Mt Vernon trumpet mouthpieces had periods after CORP and MT. Anyone see a pre 60s example?

Two words about cases for horns you really cherish:

Jakob Winter

I have three old Eb horns sitting on cheap guitar stands. It has worked so far, but if they do fall over, it's no big deal - they are little more than decorations.

French C

sonas wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 6:54 am Does anyone here have experience with vinyl wrapping a brass instrument or what's best to to do for aesthetic reason

Or maybe try Hydro dipping?

I'm pretty particular about protecting my instruments - except sousaphones. I don't use one much at all, but they stay in my workshop unprotected, and if I do use one, it goes in the bed of my truck. Shrug>