It happens, but if you flood it with oil, it will help keep bad things from happening like red rot, my struggle.

Pull the tuning slides and flood the rotor with oil, and I mean flood! I use a variation on bloke juice, aka lamp oil, with a little ATF for color, thickening, and ambiance.

Heck,.squirt some down the lead pipe and the first valve tuning slide, and all of the while you're at it. If it doesn't give ...

As a lover of B&S F tubas, I'd (and WILL someday again) go with the smaller bore.

I've played the Symphonie and owned a PT-10 and PT-15. I like my current -15 more than the 10 by a LARGE margin, but she just isn't a Symphonie.

Learn how to play the three awkward notes, and relish the other 3-4 ...

6V Symphonie for the win.

His neighborhood was based on Squirrel Hill back in the day.

Mister Rogers was/is a national treasure.

jtm wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 7:30 pm Cool. I’m happy with a Symphonie, but this looks fascinating.

If someone's not happy with a Symphonie we need to question their sanity!

It does look interesting, though!

Took a lesson with Dr. Green last week and worked through some of the Vaughn Williams 6 Studies in English Folskong. Decided to be contrarian
and do the movements that are not part of the Falcone rep this year - II, III, and IV. Finally got a chance to revisit them today, so spent about 15-20 ...

And we learn that bloke is a railfan as well.

CN in Tennessee, that's more upside down than the N&W owning the PRR, which it now does, not to mention the transcontinental alliance with the UP.

Interesting times we live in, I generally feel fine with our Northern neighbors. Yes, their politics are ...

Nitrocellulose is a main ingredient in all lacquers, so probably.

BTW: I like to use up a large amount of nitrocellulose in a given year. The supply has gotten smaller because of a lack of manufacturing guncotton and tariffs and so on. Canister powders for reloading are at astronomical prices. No ...

Brother, you expected us to stay on topic?

Absolutely a steal!!!! Somebody please pick this up ASAP!

Even if it requires some minor repair, WHO CARES!

Somewhere, back in the last century, I had a piece of vacuum cleaner belt that sized up pretty well for the Miraphone bumpers. I think it might be with my reloading equipment....

I guess it depends, in most string orchestra works, I think the conductor isn't necessary. Working with each other is great. (Leading while playing is a who different world, especially in Baroque pieces with improv.)

There's more than one way to skin a ......deer!

Sorry, trolling! (I've got to get ...

Wow! I think I'll stick with used B&S F tubas!

Emergency 186 cork bumper replacement: pencil eraser.

Sometimes with a little pocketknife whittling

Those Staedler long eraser pen-thingies I stole from my Dad held enough for 5 valves in a pinch!

I'm always working on getting my chamber orchestra weaned of me as conductor,. especially when historically,.there wouldn't be a conductor.

My principal violinist is EXCELLENT, and is learning how to lead the group from the first desk, at the ripe age of 15.

Trading a PT-6R... blasphemy!

Ok, so my son's Olds Ambassador bell-front is basically a "baritone?"

What size mouthpiece do these Eb tenor horns use?

My school might have a couple of these sitting around in the old "junk" locker, but I'm not sure if they're alto or tenor horns. Definitely period pieces.

Wow, that tuba has more twists and turns than my lesson plan!