At TC I have mostof the music memorized after these many years. With the "Banjoliers" I'm reading reading chord charts. I suck at sight reading.

CCC

Tuba stand........

I have three of them, one set for each tuba I take out. I also have the belly to big for my lap problem, and it allows me to lean forward to get closer to the music. Old eyes.

CCC

You will regret selling your sousy!!!

CCC

Another reason I do not regret choosing not to be a working musician back in 1970.

Plus the fact that I suck at sight reading,
CCC

No time to practice? Then just play. Close the books, turn down the lights, and close your eyes. Then just play. A favorite piece, loved songs, or just adlib in any style you feel like. Become a friend with your tuba by just exploring and playing together. Play just before going to bed to wash out ...

I found the list of countries of export Interesting in how they grouped the them. They did not use alphabetical order. They seem to be grouped geographically. But Cuba is not with the western hemisphere.

CCC

Or are a military DI.

CCC

Bloke says we all should read treble clef, but with which fingering, Trumpet where you read a C and play a Bb, or read a C and play a C?

I am so confused,

CCC

Being a hack as a musician, and not playing in any groups that gets paid, big or small, I do not understand where size matters in the selection of a tuba. Range needed okay, but I try blend in with the groups volume and not over power. So what am I missing?

CCC

My Sax tech does the repair work for all of the schools around me. He had to buy a large van to carry it all. So his lovely wife stops at my house when I have a need for his expert touch. It is nice to not have to run to his shop.

Lucky me, CCC

Where in western Washington? It's a large place. Going to college? Lots of good advice posted above if you are. You have had some bad experience with pistons, but they must be good or nobody would buy them. And you see very few rotary trumpets and baritones. I have two Marzan slanted valve tubas ...

If you're asking about pictures of my stand up stand, I have never figured out how to post a picture on this sight. But it is very simple to make. Take the bottom of the stand to your local lumber store. Find the wooden dowels section. They come in four foot lengths of various diameters from 1/4 ...

About the stationary stand for standing. Weather you are converting a tuba stand or a cheap drum throne, the riser, be it wood or metal can be used at two or more different heights. The shortest being the full lenght of the riser dropped to bottom of the base, with some sort of movable or stationary ...

I use a modified round drum throne for my stand up events, if I don't have to move around. Just replace the metal riser with the correct size dowel cut to fit your height requirements. I am too old for marching any more.

As seen on TV just before TubaChristmas each year.

CCC

I too had the Mirafone fantasy as about the same time. Astoria HS bought one the year after I graduated in '69. 30 years later, when I could start buying my own toys, I first got an Amati copy. Then a Mirafone. Now I have a Marzan and the other two are gone. I only have so much room, and the Marzan ...

Thanks for the correction. They now look brand spanking new.

CCC

As posted before Rosecity Music is now open. Andy is still in his house. Lots of new tech toys in the garage, lots of playing toys in his front room. His wife has got to be a gem. I took my Marzan BBb slant rotor to him for some beautification as it had a lot of ugly green grime on the bell rim and ...

A fifteen amp fuse is just too small for a compressor. You need at least a twenty amp to handle the starting current. A motor is a dead short until it starts turning. Very high starting currents. Heavy extension cord totally laid out if used. A wound up cord is a choke and will slow the starting of ...

I am the short guy. I love my stands. They allow the tuba to come to me. But I sit on the front of the chair, back strait, feet flat on the floor. One leg of the tripod stand is between my feet and under the chair. My fat belly touches the tuba. If you sit too far back, the stand cannot get close ...

The only way to tell is to test. I took my Marzan BBb slant rotor over to the gentleman for a beauty treatment. Time will tell.

CCC