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Mess with another tuba player's mind.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 12:01 am
by bloke
Whether you are looking at one to buy, or it's just a friend asking you to try out their instrument, pick it up and see how softly you can play it and how well it fades to nothing. Don't do any low range blatting nor octave above the staff squealing. Watch the owner of the tuba out of the corner of your eye.
Re: Mess with another tuba player's mind.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 10:36 am
by iiipopes
Agreed!
Re: Mess with another tuba player's mind.
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:35 am
by Mary Ann
When I sold the NStar to the guy in Phoenix, and he came down here to play test it, and then bought it, I asked for one last blow. What I played was the violin part at the beginning of Mozart 40, starting on Eb in the staff, which is not tuba-blasty and doesn't go above middle C. It WAS interesting to see his face.