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Hi John. Yes, Suriname is for sure a real melting pot of cultures, and a great place to live. Euphonium resources are rather scarce unfortunately, as...

My understanding is that Conn stopped producing brass instruments in Elkhart, IN by 1970 or '71, at which point production was moved to Abilene, TX. ...

Thnx, very helpful.

Roger, There are no instrument repair shops where I live, so once a year I clean my valves and valve casings using normal toothpaste as mild...

I wonder if someone could answer a Conn 24i/25i question for me. When I first began to get interested in the Conn Connstellation, I found the Conn...

The first time I heard a 2280, from a guy who was sitting in our community band, it was a head turner because of its warm, resonant sound. I've...

You may want to ask Dave Bandman. he is a jazz god! http://davidbandmanmusic.com/ Mike

Dr Pendergast is good! I had the pleasure of meeting him and hearing him perform at SRTEC competition in Sarasota, FL many years ago. I think he was...

Hi John, thank you for the detailed response! In regards to something being in the fourth valve circuit, I give my Euph a deep clean every couple...

Thank you for the replies! I recently started noticing this in the past couple years. When I play it softer it definitely doesn’t feel as bad, so I...

Did someone here get this? I'd love to hear feedback once it gets to you.

I agree with all of Doug's comments. Many years ago when I had the chance to play in high school honors bands, one kid who played a 2280 always came...

I usually buy mine from this source: Music Notes They have some nice charts, better than I find elsewhere, although they are pretty straight....

Greetings, and welcome. Will be nice to hear from you! You seem to live in a great place, yes?

Welcome back!

Hmm, I responded to this yesterday, Sam, and it disappeared. I owned an M5050 for 3 years about 6 years ago. It was the best horn I ever owned,...

Interesting. Is this a relatively new development, or something you’ve noticed across the last few years? You’re playing the same setup as Rick,...

Both of those were very inspiring. I've been playing with recorded accompaniments for a decade and a half now, because (except for IET) I do not...

Hi Mike, I play on a Doug Elliott Euph mouthpiece, 102 rim, I cup, and I8 shank. I experience it on both of those notes. The worst example is the...

Hi Sam, In the time I owned a m5050 I never experienced this. Can I ask what mouthpiece you’re playing? Also, do you experience this when...

I'm renting a Yamaha YEP-201.

I started in the Spring of 2019, because arthritis in my hands had made woodwinds impossible. I found an excellent teacher and started on a...

Hi Sam. I’ve had my M5050 now for about 10 years. I myself have not experienced anything like you mention in the 4th valve circuit. The 4th valve...

Thanks for posting both of those, Jake. Your son is a budding star, I think. I remember a few years back when he was just starting out. I also got...