My Martin's maiden voyage
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My Martin's maiden voyage
My friends and I did a promotion for Vanguard microphones.
The tune was written by Charlie Gurke, the bari player.
Enjoy!
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Re: My Martin's maiden voyage
Well played! Thanks for sharing.
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
1970s Marzan Slant-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
1970s Marzan Slant-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
- bloke
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Re: My Martin's maiden voyage
nice playing, interesting tune, lovely tuba
Martin 6/4 tubas sometimes make me wish that I would allow myself to own a few tubas "just to have".
Martin 6/4 tubas sometimes make me wish that I would allow myself to own a few tubas "just to have".
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Re: My Martin's maiden voyage
Sounds great!
Lee Stofer seems to love the one he's been using for a little while now. Great sound and the moderate bore size doesn't suck the air out of your lungs.
Still wish that I could have bought Lenny Jung's front action Martin BBb, but it was nice to see it at the Simonetti museum. And Vince was truly happy to have it, so that was nice to see.
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Re: My Martin's maiden voyage
bloke: It's a damn shame that the better-and-playing-condition of those instruments are sitting in a mostly-closed-up room collecting cobwebs.bort2.0 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 5:47 pmSounds great!
Lee Stofer seems to love the one he's been using for a little while now. Great sound and the moderate bore size doesn't suck the air out of your lungs.
Still wish that I could have bought Lenny Jung's front action Martin BBb, but it was nice to see it at the Simonetti museum. And Vince was truly happy to have it, so that was nice to see.
response: Hey bloke, you didn't buy them.
bloke: B.S. Dozens of people would be eager to, and at market value.
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Re: My Martin's maiden voyage
Nice work. Yep, love those Martins. What a great sound and they have pretty solid intonation, especially for a 6/4.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
Some old Yorks, Martins, and perhaps a King rotary valved CC