it feels like these orchestras decide who they want before the fact



Aren't the principal trumpet and tuba player in The Phoenix Symphony married?

Surely that's just a coincidence.


The orchestra had a principal trumpet audition. Hired someone.
The orchestra later had a principal tuba ...

Do any of the summer festivals and workshops post their cost in recruitment ads? And somehow there's people that manage to fill the seats

He's actively looking to sell the business

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Genuine King valve set. Genuine King engraved bell.

Is this one of the Matt-built instruments? To me, this looks more like Conn built an exact copy of Matt's design. (That's my guess as to what this example is.)

:coffee:


That's what I was thinking. I was around NJ the time of these ...

He likes buzzing

Has anyone done a side-by-side comparison of any of the recent, supposedly York-inspired, BBb horns out there?

Yamaha YBB-623

Eastman EBB622

Sierman B-Rex (Tanker 1030-1)

I'm tempted to include the new Conn CBB4114 , although it's top-action whereas all the others are front-action. The ...

Messina Covers makes mouthpiece pouches, many color options and embroidery available

Ross Tolbert (Minneapolis Symphony), James Jenkins (Jacksonville Symphony), and Ev Gilmore (Dallas Symphony) all apparently played BBb tubas. What did they play on?



Wasn't Ross Tolbert endorsing St Pete BBb tubas for a bit? Not sure what he played

Somewhar confident Ev Gilmore played a ...

Tariffs?

Didn't Pat Landolfi use one in the NJ Symphony before Derek Fenstermacher? If so, track down old Macal/NJSO recordings on Delos. Check on the streaming services if they have those recordings

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When were you at the Army school?

Looks good. Thanks for sharing!

One recommendation, please include the song titles in the parts/score so we can look quickly and make programming decisions to not repeat songs.

There were several prominent tubists that played smaller horns (to my knowledge) that didn’t get FD—Toby Hanks, Sam Green, and Richard Watson come to mind.


Toby 100% had FD. :huh:


He didn’t play on larger tubas did he? I did study with Roger Rocco who didn’t, but he claimed his was due ...

My best friend has dystonia and he told me he can definitely see how a 6/4 York style CC can trigger it. Essentially, overworking and inefficiency can this.


I study with a prominent teacher who studied with a prominent teacher and performer of 6/4 tubas. He's told me his teacher would call 6/4 ...

There are some orchestras, as stated in the master agreements, that are still given a trial period when “winning” an audition. This starts before the tenure period begins. There was a western US orchestra that chose a “winner” who was given a trial period with the orchestra, and from what I ...

Good luck with the store!

A few things about Sierman:

1) I don't understand their logo, "WangLing & Since 2011". I can only assume it was started by two people, one named WangLing, and the other named... "Since 2011."

https://dhgf5mcbrms62.cloudfront.net/128927019/image-text-iMdkX6/Trx3Qo4 ...

LargeTuba wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 4:22 pm $12,000 for a pt-6 clone???

Why not get a used Pt-6 and save $2-5,000!?

I'm seeing used PT6Ps at 11,500 now...

It could very well be a MAP price?

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Dillon Music, Baltimore Brass, Eastman, Miraphone, Lee Stofer, Wessex. Buffet Group

No Buddy Rogers this year

A new venture out of the PNW, Rose City Brass showing Sierman tubas

CHI Brass mouthpieces
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