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    Looks like the Elf is also not available. I know...

    Looks like the Elf is also not available. I know shipping is piggish right now, for everything. Any clue as to when either Bombinos or Elfs will be here?
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    Asking again....Bombinos seem to be unavailable...

    Asking again....Bombinos seem to be unavailable right now and I'm not sure I would like the 3+1. Looking again at both the Elf and the Bubbie, wondering which, in Eb, would be more suitable for a...
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    Resurrecting a very old thread.....I'm...

    Resurrecting a very old thread.....I'm considering an Elf as an "old person tuba." I saw discussion of false tones but no resolution....I've had a 3 valve Eb before that had very usable false tones,...
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    Looking at the charts, it appears that the...

    Looking at the charts, it appears that the recommended mpc is quite a bit wider than the 12C. The only narrower one out there that I can find is a Bach 22. I may try one of those. BTW, the conductor...
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    I admit I find it interesting that people say the...

    I admit I find it interesting that people say the lower range will be more difficult on a 12C. I'm primarily a horn player and can play horn pedals on a horn mouthpiece, (note that tubing lengths on...
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    Since this thread is still relatively recent, I'm...

    Since this thread is still relatively recent, I'm going to honk in here as a horn player. Any (french) horn player who can play that part is going to be able to read it in Eb. Whether they will...
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    British Baritone mouthpiece

    I've been drafted to play 2nd Baritone in our local British style brass band. I've done it on euph for a couple rehearsals and someone is going to lend me a Yamaha baritone, which I played for 1/2 of...
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    Rotary valves in the euphonium world

    I have a 4-valve rotary Meinl Weston bariton (not baritonE) that looks like a toddler-sized MW F tuba. It does not sound like a euphonium, though, and it is stuffy in the low range just like a rotary...
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    "The" instrument for me

    Last summer I bought a Sterling Parentucci off ebay. It was cosmetically imperfect but everything worked fine. I bought one of these based on the intonation tests that Dave did at one point (and...
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    I bought a Sterling

    Thanks for all the replies.On switching instruments....I actually "used to was" a horn player. Developed dystonia, lost my orchestra position. Found that euph and tuba are different enough that I can...
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    I bought a Sterling

    First, thanks to Dave for demonstrating the difference in tone between red and yellow brass bells at ITEC. Thanks to Jeff for offering me a good price, too.However....not being rich (still) ... I...
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    Who's named their horns?

    F tuba is called Franz.CC tuba is called Chaz.Eb tuba is called Ephram.French horn is called Smitty.I haven't named my euphs, and don't know why. They are "the King," "the Conn," and "the Meinl...
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    Cleaning procedures

    I'm surprised you don't have any answers....maybe because there is already so much info out there.If I wanted to *really* clean it I'd have it done professionally with ultrasound, but that is...
  14. Thread: alto clef?

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    alto clef?

    I think learning to read as many clefs as you can is a great advantage. There is a fine euph player in town who reads only treble clef; because he's so good, people are willing to accommodate him and...
  15. Odd or Funny Things that Happened During a Gig

    Well...a percussion story and not a brass story. Was a band concert though, just a couple years ago; I was playing timpani. For some reason they had put the timpani way out front on the side,...
  16. Thread: T/E Duets

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    T/E Duets

    There are some fun duets at www.pelicanmusicpublishing.com. While they are tuba duets, the top part can easily be played by a bass clef euph player. They're called "Doodles." Fairly short, good sight...
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    Euph blatherings....

    I own three euphonium type instruments: a King 2280, an Elkhart Conn short-stroke 3-valve baritone, and a MW rotary bariton. None of them meets my needs, and unfortunately I'm still shopping.I like...
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