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    Thanks to all for your responses and advice. I...

    Thanks to all for your responses and advice. I will keep experimenting.
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    Neotech Brass Sling for Euphonium

    Has anyone tried one of these, and is still using it? If so, could you describe (or post pictures) of how you attached it?

    I received one for Christmas, and I am still trying to figure out how to...
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    My two cents: As a tuba player, I would love the...

    My two cents: As a tuba player, I would love the chance to play in a smoky jazz trio of piano, bass, and drums. But as a musician, I know it should be done by a string bass.

    So I would have to...
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    I would suggest this article. Roger Rocco was a...

    I would suggest this article. Roger Rocco was a disciple/student of Arnold Jacobs, and the leading advocate of Jacobs' methods. http://www.rogerrocco.net/2009/12/mouthpiece-placement.html
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    Thanks to all for your advice. I appreciate...

    Thanks to all for your advice. I appreciate hearing your experiences.
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    Looking for doubling advice

    I have been playing euphonium for close to three years now, and prior to that I played BBb tuba for about fifty years. But prior to that, I played cornet for about three. So, I play euphonium in...
  7. Thread: Newbie

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    I bought a Wessex Dolce two years ago, and have...

    I bought a Wessex Dolce two years ago, and have been very happy. Their customer service is probably the best in the Chinese-import market. Their hands-on quality control produces an excellent...
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    I am not a trombone player, but my brother-in-law...

    I am not a trombone player, but my brother-in-law is. He has been playing for more than 50 years. He played tenor for decades and got himself a bass maybe 25 years ago, and has not looked back. ...
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    I appreciate the encouraging words. 😊

    I appreciate the encouraging words. 😊
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    I understand. After 50 years of contrabass tuba,...

    I understand. After 50 years of contrabass tuba, I recently began euphonium in earnest. It would have been nice to have started euphonium earlier in life.

    Here is something I eventually learned...
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    And you have eternity to figure out which one you...

    And you have eternity to figure out which one you prefer.;)
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    A common theme throughout this thread is the hope...

    A common theme throughout this thread is the hope that we can continue to play well until the 'end." Well, there is hope! There is compelling evidence that the euphonium is the instrument of choice...
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    Physics question

    I broached this subject on another forum about a year ago, and didn't receive much useful feedback. Feedback yes, useful no.

    Having switched to euphonium from contrabass tuba, my upward expansion...
  14. Thread: Low range

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    Low range

    I recently (15 months now) began playing euphonium after 50 years of contrabass tuba. Upper range has been an uphill battle (pun inevitable), but coming along. My low range constantly increases. ...
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    I realize this is non-doctrinaire, but I have a...

    I realize this is non-doctrinaire, but I have a British(?)-style configuration with the 4th valve separate from the rest, and I play that valve with the little finger of my left hand. I just like...
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    Thanks, I will check out that post. 😀

    Thanks, I will check out that post. 😀
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    Tuning Question

    I have a Wessex Dolce, which a copy of the Yamaha 642. When I tune up, my main slide is out about an inch and a half, my 1st valve slide is out about half an inch, my 2nd valve slide (the super...
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    Good to know about the tissue deformation. I...

    Good to know about the tissue deformation. I suppose it is natural to shift the mp around as you become fatigued, and from what you said, such shifting would be counterproductive in the long run.
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    Off-center mouthpiece placement

    Many years ago, when I was a music major in college, I took a woodwinds-for-non-woodwinds-players class. I chose flute as my axe for the duration. In my method book, it showed a picture of a...
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    I appreciate it when a player prefaces his or her...

    I appreciate it when a player prefaces his or her advice with, "this has worked for me." There are a variety of roads to a destination, and what has worked for one, might not work for all. When I...
  21. I was a vocal performance major in college, so...

    I was a vocal performance major in college, so euphonium was not my first, second, or third instrument.

    Something I learned as a recorder player: when you get a new instrument, there is a...
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    I recently bought a new Wessex Dolce, and am very...

    I recently bought a new Wessex Dolce, and am very happy with it. There are few dealers who can compare with Wessex in offering Western style customer service, while selling you a comparatively...
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    Would you define darker as more tuba-like? I...

    Would you define darker as more tuba-like? I guess that is what I'm getting at when I ask about the traditional band repertoire.
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    Large-shank, small-shank

    I am a new euphonium player, having spent decades as a tubist. About the time that the euphonium industry was going through a rather significant transition--implementing the change to large shank...
  25. I am new to the world of euphonia, and had never...

    I am new to the world of euphonia, and had never read anything about that lock's real purpose. I feel rather foolish for not knowing it earlier, but am quite relieved to have learned this before any...
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