Tofu accurately stated: "But along the way the academics took over more and more and they seemed to squeeze out the folks like Harvey in shaping the group agenda. The journal became bloated with pages and pages of past performance recital programs. Who cares???"
As someone who was in on TUBA from ...
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- Sun May 11, 2025 7:02 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: Why should or shouldn’t I renew my ITEA membership?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1031
- Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:39 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: critique this generic ad
- Replies: 7
- Views: 252
Re: critique this generic ad
Either it plays nice or it doesn't. The price has nothing to do with it.
- Thu Dec 19, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: TC Green Book…?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4103
Re: TC Green Book…?
I typeset the most recent version. I believe my Finale files are dated 2008.
- Mon Nov 25, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: What makes the sound?
- Replies: 133
- Views: 26770
Re: What makes the sound?
I can almost smell them… much like this thread…
This thread. This whole thread. Old problems merit old solutions. IYKYK…
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Sorry, but being from Belgium I would politely but firmly ...
- Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: What makes the sound?
- Replies: 133
- Views: 26770
Re: What makes the sound?
I am one of a few people here with an FCC extra-class amateur radio license. Parts of the FCC tests involve antenna operations.
The parallels between feeding a tuba with wind and feeding an antenna with Radio Frequency (RF) energy are amazing.
Resonance, impedance matching, standing waves, etc ...
The parallels between feeding a tuba with wind and feeding an antenna with Radio Frequency (RF) energy are amazing.
Resonance, impedance matching, standing waves, etc ...
- Sat Nov 23, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: automatic marching band
- Replies: 3
- Views: 900
Re: automatic marching band
A veritable Pablo Blokeasso objet d'art.
- Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: Walter Sear De Prins tuba on eBay (auction ended)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1392
Re: Walter Sear De Prins tuba on eBay (auction ended)
IIRC, both the Mahillon and dePrins tubas used very thick brass, and thus became popular in schools. The Cerveny tubas had very thin brass.
- Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:24 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: Walter Sear De Prins tuba on eBay (auction ended)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1392
Re: Walter Sear De Prins tuba on eBay (auction ended)
For three or so years (1968-70) I uncrated and prepared dozens of the dePrins tubas when I worked for Walter Sear.
As I recall, they were--to me--a distant third behind the Cerveny and Mahillon models he also imported. My high school in NJ, knowing that I was studying with and worked for Walter ...
As I recall, they were--to me--a distant third behind the Cerveny and Mahillon models he also imported. My high school in NJ, knowing that I was studying with and worked for Walter ...
- Mon Jul 22, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: TMJ INFO
- Replies: 3
- Views: 933
Re: TMJ INFO
Thanks--that was one of them.
The other one I need actually came from WINDMILL and is dated Mar. 27, 2010
The other one I need actually came from WINDMILL and is dated Mar. 27, 2010
- Mon Jul 22, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: TMJ INFO
- Replies: 3
- Views: 933
TMJ INFO
Hi...
Could someone who's a member of the "other" forum please go here http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38450
and download the files posted by user "Steverino" about TMJ?
Thanks in advance...the "other" forum must have remembered my departure and won't let me rejoin even with a VPN ...
Could someone who's a member of the "other" forum please go here http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38450
and download the files posted by user "Steverino" about TMJ?
Thanks in advance...the "other" forum must have remembered my departure and won't let me rejoin even with a VPN ...
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Auditions, Conferences, and Jobs
- Topic: Allentown Symphony-Tuba job
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3312
Re: Allentown Symphony-Tuba job
I'm setting the over-under for the number of applicants at 44.5.
I'm taking the over.
I'm taking the over.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: Can we all get on board with this, please?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1878
Re: Can we all get on board with this, please?
De pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart is.bloke wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:37 pm It is HIGH TIME to STOP wasting time, STOP wasting resources, and STOP purveying nonsense !!!
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:44 am
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: Y'all need to clamp these to your mouthpipes, just before they feed into the valve block....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2777
Re: Y'all need to clamp these to your mouthpipes, just before they feed into the valve block....
I'll trade you two LeFreques for a Woodify and a gadget to be named later.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:21 am
- Forum: Competitions, Auditions, Conferences, and Jobs
- Topic: Knoxville Symphony - Tuba Job
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5760
Re: Knoxville Symphony - Tuba Job
They take a sample of 50 attendees* and calculate the ratio of tattoos to teeth.bloke wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:47 pm Instead of the Star Spangled Banner, do they open up each season with Rocky Top?
If that ratio is above 2.75 then they start with Rocky Top.
*Might those 50 attendees account for half the audience?
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:35 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Auditions, Conferences, and Jobs
- Topic: Knoxville Symphony - Tuba Job
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5760
Re: Knoxville Symphony - Tuba Job
Assuming around 150 services, that works out to about $24k.
Is there enough freelance or teaching in that area to make a living wage?
I'm setting the over/under for the number of applicants at 49.5.
Do you have the over or the under???
Is there enough freelance or teaching in that area to make a living wage?
I'm setting the over/under for the number of applicants at 49.5.
Do you have the over or the under???
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:03 am
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: not a poll... ie. the only way to respond is with words.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6006
Re: not a poll... ie. the only way to respond is with words.
I do this and make my students do this:
Play simple tunes by ear, without music, then transpose them to various keys.
I find this exercise to be one of the top confidence-builders in a student and a top factor in developing overall musicality.
Last week, a sixth-grader was thrilled when she ...
Play simple tunes by ear, without music, then transpose them to various keys.
I find this exercise to be one of the top confidence-builders in a student and a top factor in developing overall musicality.
Last week, a sixth-grader was thrilled when she ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection
- Topic: Tuba Tuesday: Mahillion, “French Tuba”, C tuba, 6 pistons, ca.1955
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2758
Re: Tuba Tuesday: Mahillion, “French Tuba”, C tuba, 6 pistons, ca.1955
Yes, UncleBeer it was indeed interesting. I started taking lessons from him in HS. When he found out I was an avid amateur radio operator and knew my way around tube-based gear, he allowed me to work with some of the equipment in the studio. I paid for lessons by working at the warehouse and ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection
- Topic: Tuba Tuesday: Mahillion, “French Tuba”, C tuba, 6 pistons, ca.1955
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2758
Re: Tuba Tuesday: Mahillion, “French Tuba”, C tuba, 6 pistons, ca.1955
When I was working for Walter Sear in 1968 through 1970, a few of these passed through his then-warehouse and office at 784 6th Avenue in NYC.
People actually bought them.
In my capacity as part-time unboxer of shipments and remover of packing peanuts from instruments, I had the chance to play a ...
People actually bought them.
In my capacity as part-time unboxer of shipments and remover of packing peanuts from instruments, I had the chance to play a ...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: Music Chatter
- Topic: .
- Replies: 58
- Views: 12729
Re: Flabby tuba sound in recordings
arpthark wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:34 pm
How do "flabby" and "stuffy" intersect?
@arpthark the answer, of course, is "fluffy."