Niek, getting the holes patched with solder is much cheaper than rebuilding the pistons and will work just as well. If it helps, think of copper plumbing pipes. When you simply put the pipes and...
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Niek, getting the holes patched with solder is much cheaper than rebuilding the pistons and will work just as well. If it helps, think of copper plumbing pipes. When you simply put the pipes and...
Bass trombone can cover a lot of territory, depending on where you are playing it. In a community band you might find to your right someone in their 80’s playing a .500 bore straight horn. They are...
It can sound mighty nice on bass trombone as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFhWuN-kAXs
I like this from the comments:
Miles Davis and Gil Evans used this in 1960 (without permission)...
Back in the day when I had tuning slides that I wanted to move that freely, I had good luck with straight 30 weight motor oil. My situation was a bit different since these were tuba valve slides....
I know this is a bit off-topic, but I cannot restrain myself. :) There is nothing lowly about the second baritone part. I will admit it is not the flashiest chair in the band. Having sat there on...
I played for several years in a group with five euphoniums. It was an “everyone is welcome” group and, as section leader, I felt it was my job to make them feel welcome. Three of them were not strong...
A few mouthpieces that have worked for me are,
a Doug Elliott F cup with an F3 shank and the rim of your choice,
if you like stainless, a Giddings Seiji Nakazawa.
as stated above, a Wick 6BS...
Instruments from Dillon Music are always less expensive on their web site than they are on eBay or Reverb.
https://www.dillonmusic.com/demo-s-e-shires-q40s-euphonium-sn-q9432/
…and we spend a lot of time obsessing about our horns. Back around 1970 the Leningrad Philharmonic did a U.S. tour. This was pretty unusual at the time. When they played at my university a number of...
I believe Mr. Smith played a Conn Constellation.
Here is, to my way of thinking, the definition of “American” sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMf0SC-55vk
This kind of sound works really well in a concert band setting. It’s why I play...
I thought there was some good advice here:
https://www.pianistmagazine.com/blogs/stuff-happens-5-tips-for-surviving-and-recovering-from-a-bad-perform/
One of her last points is that the...
Here is a thread from TubaForum on the subject.
https://www.tubaforum.net/viewtopic.php?t=5270
It is probably worth noting that with tubas you are usually dealing with front action pistons or...
Interesting reading on tenor horns
The article makes no mention of alto/tenor horns in Hispanic banda music. I will try to find a better example, but this will do for now.
...
These are a lot of fun,
https://www.jwpepper.com/Ten-Duets-for-Tenor-Trombone/4928149.item#.Y9KxvC9Okgo
As are these if one of you wants to work on your low chops,
...
Specifications for all the Bach mouthpiece shanks are on page 34 of this manual.
https://gmedia.gewamusic.com/external/file/media/get/38256.pdf
I get good results from La Tromba T1 on my ‘97.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a 2900 in the flesh. If you look here:
https://www.thebrass-exchange.com/content/willson-2900-ta-1-compensating-euphonium
and highlight the picture of the back...
If you click on the user, sunny_piano, the thumbnail for this video shows the backside of a euphonium sitting on top of a piano. The hand brace attaches on the non-bell side via a square metal block....
I recall Steve Sykes saying, when talking about playing high notes on tuba, that he tried to, “bounce the airstream right off the rim of the cup.”
The great jazz trumpet/flugelhorn player Clark Terry* used to manually coat his valve springs with cork grease to keep down the noise. You might want to give this a try to see if spending $ for the...
I have been very pleased with the products I’ve used from Leather Specialties. Their web site, which used to be clunky but functional, is currently under revision.
https://lscoguard.com/
It...
You are one up on me, Larry. I have never played in a euphonium section that included a cello. :) It looks like the music department there is pretty creative at putting together ensembles using the...
Two people who are both very good teachers and also very good at teaching online are Doug Elliott and Dave Wilken.
You can contact Doug at DEMouthpieces (at) aol.com
Contact info for Dave is...
Ernest Bloch’s “Prayer” has a piano accompaniment but works fine played alone. I have done it that way a couple times.
...