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bloke wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:14 am Bill's a very fine player, and I take no credit for how well the tuba plays, nor how well he plays it.
I chose to fix that particular (formerly distressed) tuba back up and modernize it BECAUSE it plays well. (I did NOT take something that featured mediocre playing characteristics and add any sort of "magic" to it.)
That having been said, a smart player will do just as do Bill and I: They will seek out instruments that are so easy to play, that the effortlessness of using those instruments even approaches overcoming one's own limitations.

That having been said (as I attempt to do), one might also attempt to be smart enough to not hang on to every single instrument encountered that achieves that set of criteria (as - though somewhat rare - such instruments can be found, and too many can easily end up being owned), particularly when their uses begin to overlap too much.

Collectors gather things - of various genre - of historical, oddball, or particularly-fine-example-of interest.
Blue collar musicians (such as myself) view instruments as equipment. It's good to have plenty of equipment, but it can become burdensome to own too much - particularly when "maintaining complete familiarity with the operating procedures of each piece of equipment" begins to take time away from "accomplishing the tasks at hand". I view Bill as being the same type of instrument owner as am I.

Three Valves wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:59 am I'd like to see the finished project!!

Three Valves wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:04 am Great selections!!

Those Episcopalians are real firebrands at the alter.

I liked the Spanish speaking fellow, he reminded me of the Mass in Latin days.

matt g wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:05 am Great playing, @Doc!

I really do love the medium to low register timbre these old ‘Fones like to make. A nice meaty core with a just a fringe of “brightness” around that core. It’s an unmistakable sound.

And yeah, Mirafones have a great way of getting onto tape.