I’ve been through this situation as a student. This is all just my opinion FWIW.

Practice mutes in my opinion are only good for small bursts of practice. They’re very useful if you want to get 20 mins in here and there to warm up your face. However for any long term practice or extended hours they ...

Dr Green makes some very good points here.

The sizing designation doesn’t really matter. As far as Eastman’s lineup goes the 834 certainly has a bigger sound than the 832 even if it’s physically quite similar looking. It makes sense for their offerings.

Please give one a try if you haven’t ...

Xiao uncle

Good to hear someone else had a similar experience to me!

I’ve got both an 832 and 834. I’d agree that the 832 is a bit more velvety in its sound. It plays a little smoother and sweeter than the more direct sound of the 834. I do find the extra resistance in the 832 makes it slightly more ...

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It's the only one where by the tuning isn't a mess.
The language of western music is intonation, and more so now than ever.


I’m in control of intonation and not my instrument. It’s a question of how much do I have to fight the instrument to make that work. Obviously some instruments are going ...

C tubas (after playing them for nearly a half century, I've come to realize) are the "short neck basses" of tubas.

- They are fun to play and alluring, because they are easier.
- Easier comes with a lot of compromises.
- The compromises involved in this analogy are mostly all the same ones ...

Enjoy

Search your feelings and find the answer, you will.

Yeah, the Germans are men enough to handle them. :thumbsup:

... and often noticeably better than some of the Americans.

https://www.facebook.com/frederik.bauersfeld/


That player is a master. I’m not foolish enough to think that I could pick up a Bb tuba and make it sound like that without ...

I’d rather play a 6/4 CC than any rotary Bb. I have a few rotor Bb tubas to play at work and it’s a miserable experience every single time.

Ease, clarity, tone, beauty, flexibility of intonation are all much easier for me on the C tuba. Bb is hard, hard work.

They are great horns. My 836 paid for itself probably 15x over the course of my time with it.

I got a bit bored with it, that’s why I sold it. I have 4/4 and 5/4 C tubas now for work. It’s fun to have a bit more edge available without having to destroy ensembles with tuba sound.

I’d absolutely ...

The Eastman 834 is very, very nice.

I’m not sure why it’s being marketed as a 5/4 tuba though, it’s physically barely larger than the 832. It does have a lot more power available than the 832 though and quite a different feel. It’s heavier and has very stable solid feel to it. The low register is ...

Someone figured out a way to demonstrate that it's not "moving air" that causes a brass instrument to vibrate.

"Blow that thing!"

no.

"Vibrate that column of air!"

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AFuuWDLWG/


Yes, but in practice excellent use is of air is the fundamental prerequisite ...

In my opinion:

There aren’t any negatives of real consequence to venting your valves. Having the slides lapped along with vented valves makes adjusting intonation a breeze. It opens up a whole world of alternate fingerings options with different slide placements. Just make sure you have some sort ...

It’s not often you’ll hear someone play tenor and bass simultaneously to an incredible level. It’s a different sound concept. You can usually tell pretty fast if a tenor player if ‘doubling’ on bass and vice versa. A great player can make it work for all intents and purposes, but the sound has some ...

It’s always frustrating trying to find the pitch playing with an amateur orchestra. There’s some very flat notes in the solo, but the bassoons are playing quite sharp like you said. I noticed later on the first violins are a mile sharp too. It’s a minefield. Good on you for posting some not so ...

@Bloke

Did you watch the trumpet video? It's near irrefutable evidence that weight does make a difference.

Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zugArUcAG8

This player shows the effects of extreme weight on a trumpet mouthpiece. The most noticeable things I noticed were firmer slots and more presence heard by the audience.


Excellent video!

From past experience listening to a top 0.1% tuba player going ...