Upgrading a World Class Sound

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Upgrading a World Class Sound

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Tubaforum members,

One of our members (who I hung out with a bit at MWRTEC) mentioned on facebook that a horn could give a "Galaxy Class Sound". This got me thinking, that with American orchestral auditions being cattle call (and often sponsoring employment), that if there were tuba playing life on other planets, that a simple "world class tone" would not be good enough. We must be on the forefront of this potential. We need to be teaching a Galaxy Class Sound to our students! :tuba:

Okay, a bit of humor for your Fridays
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OK... no more FatBastard.
My new-to-me huge B-flat is now to be known as PhatGalaxy...
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bloke wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:16 pm OK... no more FatBastard.
My new-to-me huge B-flat is now to be known as PhatGalaxy...
I think some galaxies can feel the presence of your nice new rotor BBb. I wonder if some American Orchestra was won on a rotor BBb tuba if that would shift the paradigm of horns being bought and made :bugeyes:
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bloke wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:16 pm OK... no more FatBastard.
My new-to-me huge B-flat is now to be known as PhatGalaxy...
Another name suggestion to discard:

Pan-Galactic GargleBlaster.

(It is also a classic sci-fi reference that i shouldn't have to explain, but will if i must)
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Think Galactically,

Act Globally.

Or something.

GCS. I’ll ruminate on it…
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Three Valves wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:24 pm Think Galactically,

Act Globally.

Or something.

GCS. I’ll ruminate on it…


Polar bears deserve PhatGalacticBastards, too.
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russiantuba wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:50 pm We need to be teaching a Galaxy Class Sound to our students! :tuba:
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