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It is a medium shank, suitable for old pre 1974 euphoniums. If you don't have that type of instrument you cannot use it as it is too big to fit into...

Probably the choice of the mouthpiece is not the happiest: size 3 has a very large cup diameter that requires a very developed lip musculature and...

I agree with bayoung36 as well. When I was in college I played a school Yamaha. I believe at was a 641, but could've been a 642, I'm not totally sure...

I'm happy to weigh in, please take my opinions with a grain of salt. I do not make a living with music but played through college and still enjoy...

I’m not personally familiar with that brand, however he should contact his professor at the university. What might be a better option depending is to...

I messaged Besson, and received a polite dismissal: "Many thanks for your message, we don't make our cases ourselves but are aware of some similar...

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That would be very cool, though possibly pretty expensive. But here's one of the fundamental issues ... If you've got significant hand arthritis,...

I don't see things that way, but I understand why you're saying it. One thing I struggled with was getting a decent sound on the trombone after...

I took the plunge and bought the York. I was wrong about my lips. They lasted only two minutes instead of five.��Yet, they made a much better sound...

I replaced the brass guides with nylon ones: easier than expected. Thanks for the suggestions, in fact the epoxy resin applied to the brass guides...

Cimbasso?

Another issue is that the bass trombone is a difficult instrument to simply sound good on. It just doesn't resonate easily like a tuba or euphonium. ...

I would warn you about the bass trombone. A single-valve relatively small bass trombone might be manageable for you. I think you would find a...

Primarily euphonium through college, but tuba for the last ~16 years (after an almost-20 year instrumental hiatus) because no one needed a euph. I'm...

Make sure your tech knows what s/he is committing to. I've had two installed. The first was back in the 90s by a renown California tech who spent a...

I saw this and actually will be in Atlanta for the summer. I don't think my spouse will let me commit to the cost and seven days, but I am wondering...

There are two easy paths to learn tuba after playing euphonium. The path I chose was an Eb tuba, which allows me to read bass clef music the way I...

https://shop.mtp-music.de/article-details/MTP-PTRIG-SII1.aspx There you go. I would recommend you to go to your local tech and ask about your...

I've been playing euphonium for less than three years. I've always wanted to be a bass player for all the things you mention. I bought a Conn 10J...

Bass trombones can be heavy. My arthritis led me away from piano and back to euphonium. I took up trombone to play with a local orchestra, and I play...

N103 J8 EUPH series, but I wanted to ask him the benefits of different rim sizes because the 103 is a little larger than than the SM4U.

What did Doug Elliott recommend for you? Just curious.

Doug Elliot recommended me a combination which I'm tempted to try. I've only played the Giddings once, and it is a fun mouthpiece to play on, I think...