Posted by Goodgigs on December 20, 2003 at 14:56:29:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Engineered tuba revisited posted by Eric on December 20, 2003 at 11:30:06:
Eric,
Yes there are stupidly sturborn people in the world with
too much time on their hands ! This horn started out as a
copy of the Sander that I used to own, that is for sale near
the top of the BBS By DP. I simply put modeling clay in the
dents and made plaster casts of it. I then poured plaster
into the castings and ended up with positive - though in ac-
-curite forms for vacuuforming. The front halves didn't line
up to well with the back peices so I wore out about six bic
lighters making it work. but I did.
When Chuck Dallenback played it for over twenty miniutes
He said "Everything that'swrong with this horn would be the
same if it were brass."
When Howard Miata (Kanstul tuba artist) played it, and He has
played it more then anybody then Myself, He said "I think it
has a lot of promice."
When Tony Clements played it (to less then ten seconds at
Christmas tubafest) his coment was "Well it dosn't play.....Bad."
When I played two rehearsels for Corn. Arnald Gabreial (Ret.
Washington D.C. Airforce band conducor. He didn't believe Me
when I told Him It was plastic ! It had bin painted and a valve
added - and a better bell.
Eric I live in Santa Cruz CA and any time you want to check it
just write me an E-Mail so I knlw you're comming.
It's very nimble but it just dosn't sound as good as brass to Me.
There it is FWIW,
Brian "Goodgigs" Kane
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