the most common music stand in the nation is still the Manhasset, which uses a non-ferrous, aluminum desk.

Magnets do not stick to them.


winner winner
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oh, and this
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I remember seeing people once in a while use magnets outdoors a long time ago but never put two and two together.

Well this morning I saw this, and immediately wanted to "share"...the people marketing them are called "Stand Tray"

"I hope they make a million dollars" (my scratched up piece of ...

bloke wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 4:51 pm

arpthark wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 4:47 pm (Okay, admittedly, I mostly just liked to look at the old ads.)

... same reason people have vast collections of old Playboy magazines..

nothin like staring at a lineup of tempting Tennessee Tech MiraFones (photographed in an obviously-cold studio)

poomshanka wrote: Sat May 03, 2025 4:51 am Trying to figure an approximate vintage for a Mirafone 188, serial number 12499. Any guesses? My best would be ‘83/‘84 maybe?
Thanx……Dave

I bought 12453 in spring 1983

the elephant wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:31 am Name any opera that generated more than one overture.

Didn't you say it has to be in the form of a question?

bloke wrote: Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:21 am The players in this "musicians" band (I don't know what to call it..??) which features quite a few band directors, studio teachers, freelancers, and such (along with a couple of Memphis Symphony musicians) are very good.

Ringer band. Enjoy it while it lasts

Wasn’t this system called “Presto”?

I had a Miraphone 188 that had the Presto linkage.


PRESTO!

Additionally the narrow kranz and nickel silver leadpipes etc, were features on the not-particularly-advertised "anniversary model" horns.

Though I don't remember seeing models other than 186 and ...

Mary Ann wrote: Mon Apr 14, 2025 9:06 am the Martin

the Alex F

a 163

Hi Mary Ann ... I sent you a private message about (?) Jim's horns ....

Hello,
I’m currently studying tuba in college and I’m looking to get a larger horn. I’m currently playing on a Meinl Weston 37 and would be more than happy to trade, but I’m also fine with just paying for the tuba on its own. I would prefer to have 4 pistons and a thumb operated 5th valve. I live ...

30 posts and a dozen different ideas of whats what and what's to come. My favorite was the one saying sleepy Joe was already working on "it." Honorable mentions to the nascent debate between a couple of my favorites from the PNW. I can hardly wait for another page of reading. Think we'll get it ...

Best thing I EVER did was pay my first house off in ten years, and save up enough to where I paid off my second one in two years, my third and current one in one year. Best thing EVER. I drove grubby used cars, didn't eat out, etc., shopped at thrift stores, and it was worth it.


My kinda girl ...

The REAL 2.0 to be worried about is another housing/real estate bubble. 2/3 of all aggregate household wealth is tied up in mortgages, right now probably 1/4 of that is (or should be) being re-financed right now. Be grateful that is happening whether you want to talk about it or not

SSB

but since you asked for a poll

That really sucks, for years when I'd visit Pasadena for work at JPL I'd drive through Altadena just to escape the stunning traffic jams on those fabled L.A. freeways. It was every bit the best example of a working man's paradise right there in So Cal. Beautiful community. The video discussion ...

I tried them even though I never had the issues others used these stands to solve. The stands never worked for me either, when I am home I use one of those older oak/ash chairs...I have one with a padded red velour seat that is totally collapsed but suits me just fine as my "tuba chair." I really ...

Mike Johnson is making cimbassi.

My last year of collitch got to play Pini with our university orchestra and a few years later with a community orchestra on the peninsula. I remember wondering if I'd ever get the chance to play Fountains and so I got a couple recordings to check it out; honestly didn't care whether I'd ever play it ...

This thread has me remembering going to discount records to buy two or three different CDs of scheduled music for our upcoming programs. Each were certainly different and the differences were an enhancement to learning the works using those different recordings, often as background music in the car ...

I said "nonsense" to the fellow touting Tubenet content over TubaForum.

Prove me wrong.