Re: Innovations, Tips, Tricks?


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Posted by Art H on March 30, 2003 at 00:29:42:

In Reply to: Innovations, Tips, Tricks? posted by Charles D. Ortega on March 28, 2003 at 00:55:18:

A sleeping bag makes a decent gig bag with very little modification.
An ordinary cotton handkerchief can be wrapped around a tuba mouthpiece and tucked into the cup for protection when the mouthpiece is in your case or in your pocket. It's a lot easier to wash than other mp cases I have seen.
A bungee cord can be rigged up to pull a valve slide back in so you don't have to push it back.
Soft plastic foam works better than cork on tuba mutes.
Valve button extenders and a home-made support for a heavy tuba are described on the



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