AvrTuba wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2026 5:41 pm A DMA in tuba?

In this economy?

Hey, everyone needs a hobby.

graybach wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 8:39 am From another version of the same story:

“…The symphony said ongoing operating deficits and existing financial obligations made continuing the season untenable, despite a more than 50% increase in revenue since 2024…”

Wow. That seems like a non-trivial fact, if accurate.

This was posted on Facebook a few days ago by three-time Grammy winner Mark O'Connor. Apparently all Nashville's major benefactor wanted was to organize a couple of specific concerts, and management told her "No thank you; but keep signing those checks". :facepalm2:


Yesterday, the Nashville ...

bloke wrote: Tue Sep 29, 2026 3:17 pm No, Gustav Mahler never lived in Paris, though he visited the city several times for professional engagements and medical consultations.

The story I love is Mahler and Freud walking the streets of Leiden (NL), discussing Gustav's many problems. This really happened!

Do not underestimate just how softly all who play before you are going to play. And do not overestimate your ability to play just as softly as they did. My two cents.

That tune was played in garagebands all over Memphis - and even one that I was associated with before I was even in junior high, because everyone was nuts over it.



Well, the band does know other tunes. :teeth: In fact, they had 650+ in their repertoire when I joined, none of 'em written down ...

What I played today.

prodigal wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2026 7:03 pm Too many?

Where is this?

arpthark wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2026 9:20 am
Have you tried it on newer epoxy lacquers and older lacquer, too?

Yup. If not immediately effective, I leave it on overnight. Works great, but sometimes it leaves black/bluish residue, which can easily be removed with this stuff from Flitz.

I've found Easy-Off (yellow, not blue) to be pretty reliable and effective. Might have to repeat a few times for stubborn spots.

What key is that one in?

Heh: my old orchestra in NL used to have extended Stockhausen festivals. And they wondered why attendance plummeted.

Also obscure: A piece by NY Philharmonic composer in residence David del Tredici called "Tattoo", using two tubas. Some nice writing for the tubas. Believe it or not, I'm playing first on my HB2P, and Warren plays second on the Yorkbrunner he had at the time. Only reason he wanted to play second is ...

I can clarify a little on the Conn. When I bought it, it still had the Alex valve section on it. For me it had horrendous back pressure--I couldn't play it at all when I first saw it. But Warren had kept the original valve section, and so Matt Walters rebuilt the horn with the original valve ...

York-aholic wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2026 4:09 pm Okay, but is this true?

https://hub.yamaha.com/winds/w-how-to/ ... outhpiece/

Wayne Tanabe says it is.

Frightening that he seems to have so little understanding of how brass instruments actually make sound. Or . . . he's just deliberately peddling nonsense.

De-tune one of their tuning slides during the break.
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How do you REALLY annoy a tuba player?

Don't tell them which one.

Or you make him sit next to the really sharp bari. sax player at a concert band gig. Same effect.


Or next to an overly-enthusiastic bass drummer. Each hit ...

The Del Negro model had the carpal-tunnel valve set waaaay before Yamaha rediscovered it.

bloke wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2026 10:08 pm ... Colleagues know better, but not patrons.

If only. Dunno if it's lack of awareness of body space, or whatever, but I've had colleagues do this a few times. You see the light bulb finally go on after I say "You're standing on my instrument!".

Colleague walks up to talk, and 'unwittingly' stands on the edge of your bell.

So, no, the loophole isn’t simply “import the JinBao in pieces and assemble it here.” The actual government document pretty clearly anticipated parts as well as complete instruments.


"Parts" and components are two different things. A tuning slide is a part. A crook and four slide legs are ...