Does anyone have contact info for Sean and/or Farah Chisham? Please feel free to reply privately if you'd like.

Thanx...

...Dave

That's Ellis.

Bit of an obscure one, but this recording features Bjarni Guðmundsson playing a Hirsbrunner HB2 with the Iceland Symphony:



There's something cold about it that might be appealing for the hot days we've been having.

lol - today I learned there was a Jaws 2. Reading thru that thread it’s amazing how many thought they had the answer. So it’s the 185 on Jaws and the F on Jaws 2. :teeth:

Did the Great White come back from resting in the eternal deep for the return of Jaws 2??? :laugh:

I guess I’ll have to ...

Everybody should read that write up. Thanks for sharing that - really great stories, insights and some good laughs.

I did notice one thing though - TJ in one story talks about arriving late at the recording of Jaws and using his 185. Toward the very end of the Memorial Tribute is a piece by Gene ...

How in the world did TJ end up being involved in that bit? Did he do other stuff with Weird Al?


If you're an accordion player who slings polkas, you likely have your tuba players on speed dial. Al contributed a remembrance to the program I put together for Tommy's memorial concert:

Tommy ...

bort2.0 wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 10:37 am Not gonna lie, I'd like to see that Weird Al interview with Prince.

I think this is as close as you’re gonna get:

Fun little clip from the Grammy Awards in 1986:

Added to my morning walk headphone playlist. Thanx for sharing!

A small remembrance:

http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=95506

For anyone who's spent time in the Elephant Room at a tuba conference, I'm sure we can all relate to Magnum's reaction to hearing yet another rendition of The Ride.

RIP, Richard.

FWIW, having worked on the commercial side of artwork for decades (advertising/marketing, design, etc.), implementation of AI in enterprise settings is slowed by rights management issues. The AI models themselves are improving at a frightening pace, to include tools that not only generate the images ...

Looking for a lube to use with the 1st/5th valve slides on a 1983 Mirafone 188. Monster Oil trumpet slide oil is a bit too thin, and Bach tuning slide grease is a bit too thick. Short of a DIY combination of the two, any recos for something out-of-the-bottle that’s ready to go?

Thanx…

…Dave

Trying to figure an approximate vintage for a Mirafone 188, serial number 12499. Any guesses? My best would be ‘83/‘84 maybe?

Thanx…

…Dave

An old friend-that-was-girl-friend (11th/12th grade...tennis/racketball...guitar/violin duets...a few dinners...a few movies, etc.) lived up at the top of Altadena (one of the last couple of streets - backed up to the hills)...so probably one of the first houses to burn.

She was originally from ...

Such a loss of cool stuff! Mr. Roper seems to be handling it in the best way- focusing on what he still has and what he can do from here. Of course, we don't know about the rest of his situation - insurance, finances, personal life, etc. We certainly wish him the best.

Seeing him play the tuba ...

Nice that he's able to be philosophical about it, but... damn.



Altadena didn't get the coverage that Pa¢ifi¢ Pali$ade$ did, but it was no less of a hellscape after the fires scraped it off the map.

humBell wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2024 1:25 am I am already missing the list them all by date option.

Yes, and I don't seem to see dates in the map detail pop-up when you click on a location. Am I missing something?

I’m trying to track down a Mirafone 188 I bought new in 1985 from Mirafone when they were in SoCal (hence the spelling with an “f”). I sold it to Ken Sturgeon in the early 90s, and he sold it on consignment at Dillon Music about 20 years ago.

Particulars:

— Yellow brass with nickel-silver tuning ...

Bit of tuba trivia for you. Bruce Broughton’s score to Silverado is a legendary entry into Tommy Johnson’s extensive film score history book. Plenty of exposed soloistic tuba parts, and overall an amazing score.

But Tommy wasn’t the only one playing on those sessions. If you listen carefully, you ...

Couple things to ask here

what key of tuba? A BBb or a CC can do without a 5th valve a lot easier than an Eb or F

do you have a specific work that you are concerned about? Literally I played a 4 valve tuba for decades until I played a piece with a Low D in it, and for that I ordered enough slide ...