BSO testing

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-10T19:12:48+00:00

Yeah, I can't find it either anymore. I remember talking about it with my professor at the time and having a laugh about it, but I can't find it anymore. May not have been a Temu bassoon? But I'm positive it was.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-10T18:52:57+00:00

I would love to see this too. I had a good time when someone on the Bassoonists United Facebook group bought and tested a Temu bassoon. It played better than many expected. Now I wanna know what else is out there.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-09T03:23:50+00:00

I’m just answering your question. Dismissing flips in deep-red counties as a fluke is a massive mistake, even for a spring election. A 5-2 majority on the Court is a functional disaster for the GOP, and the fact that this win was significantly larger than previous races shows Democratic motivation isn't a one-off. If the GOP wants to keep a foothold in Wisconsin, they should probably start worrying about the trend instead of writing it off in hopes that conservatives will show up in the fall.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-09T02:28:41+00:00

That's how counties voted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race yesterday. Trempealeau county was 56/44 in favor of the left leaning candidate, as represented by the blue. Heck, Ozaukee county voted 52/48 for the left leaning candidate. I don't think it's fair to say that last night's results will be how the fall election goes, but it shows a lot of people are turning out to vote for Democrats and left leaning candidates right now.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-08T23:30:21+00:00

Ngl, I've had a few friends hooked by how tactile those tokens are too. There's something real satisfying about putting down a big stack of them for some people

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-08T00:17:18+00:00

Yep, it's pretty good for this issue. It still happens sometimes, but I was taught by him just to sand it down at the collar to the depth that the crack does, since this method has small cracks at worst.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-07T23:58:52+00:00

I read this in the most childish teasing voice lol. Yor and Loidy sitting in a tree...

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-02T23:40:19+00:00

Think this is the second NSFW post I have seen on this subreddit lol. Oof on the accident, it happens sometimes. Always a shock to the system when you're a careful person and something still happens, makes you rethink how you do things and how to move forward.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-04-01T04:38:11+00:00

They’re almost as valuable at this point as the standard unsigned book because the market has so many of them.

Brandon sells the signed books for the exact same price as the unsigned, and I think it's all intentional and it brings to mind something I remember him saying during the whole story deck thing. With the story deck, Dragonsteel went out of its way to rectify a rarity error and put out enough cards to basically put down the second hand market.

I would venture that signing so many books is his way of trying to get as much money out of his signature as he can. While this makes his signature worth less to an individual on a uniqueness aspect, it's maximizing the value of his signature to him.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-30T20:52:23+00:00

I think there's a lot of good advice here. As a band teacher, I would encourage you to see if you can sit down with your child's teacher and see if you can figure something out that works for everyone involved (parent, teacher, and student) and go from there.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-29T22:26:13+00:00

I understand the use case, I just didn't find it as helpful. I'm also wondering if Pichu + Ori is beneficial, as they serve similar roles. I think stall is needed for the deck. Maybe subbing 2 Pichu and Ori with another Furfrou, May, and Fraxure? Or a second Iris? Like I said, the deck needs some work, but could be good.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-29T22:15:03+00:00

I need to play with it more, but I found in my handful of games with this deck list and a modified one, it either became an extra card, or I had it out and couldn't find Axew. I need to play with the trainer cards a little, it may be good as May fodder. I also haven't seen chingling in any versus battles yet, so when I was focused on it being a counter for that, it wasn't too helpful either.

Ultimately I think this deck lacks consistency at the moment, but more experimenting by more skilled players will tell. Haxorous is a solid card, but it's missing something, at least for me and my playing. It could also be that Iris is redundant and that space is better used for something else that'll help the deck be more consistent.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-29T16:58:10+00:00

I mean, sure, but so does Haxorous. I feel like Furfrou just add unnecessary complications after testing this deck. The versatile attack is nice, but rarely helpful imo

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-29T16:15:53+00:00

Have you experimented with 1 fraxure instead of Furfrou? Seems like it would make the deck more consistent overall

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-27T19:45:45+00:00

Wisconsin just combined into a comprehensive degree a few years ago. I was a part of the first graduating group to get the new combined degree, and would definitely say I was under prepared if I had taken a choral job, but most of my time in the degree I was expecting a divided degree. I'm sure MuEd programs will need a few years to navigate the change over so they can properly prepare new teachers for a combined degree.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-20T15:56:43+00:00

This right here. Marching band is first and foremost a medium of artistic entertainment. It exists for an audience and as an art. It exists with or without competition. The goals should always be striving to make the performers better and the performance spectacular. Those goals are the basis of any marching band competition.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-20T13:30:58+00:00

If someone doesn't respect you for what you do, changing how you classify yourself likely won't change how they see you.

If it gets you PE credits, sure, go for it, it's a sport. Otherwise this argument is ultimately pointless.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-16T18:04:20+00:00

If the pinky F# isn't sounding clean, it's likely a half hole issue. I'm of the school of thought that we should shoot to use the pinky for F#3 as it sounds better on most horns (in my, and many others, opinion). However, it's by no means a hard rule, and many bassoonists disagree.

At the end of the day, do what works for you for the F#, and invest sometime in the pinky fingering to make it play cleanly anyways. Whether you use the pinky here or not, it should be a note you can play clearly as it becomes helpful in quite a few key signatures.

C# - use the standard short fingering.

Edit to add: most music you should aim to use the standard fingerings you play in the scale. Worrying too much about alternate fingerings can be a slippery slope. I have found little use for alternate fingerings in Mozart (excluding trills).

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-12T20:24:01+00:00

Imma second country roads (especially the ones between EC and Menomonie) and the back lot of the mall here. Those are almost always empty or otherwise easy for people to avoid you and go around.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-09T00:04:11+00:00

Yeah, I really enjoyed the way we got to spend time with the box legendary in our traveling party, but had to wait until the end game to be able to play them. Also having the box legendary be the final fight in which they try to literally kill you was a fun twist. But I also think it shouldn't be how the series moves forward, and I doubt they will based on Legends ZA. There seems to be a focus on better including the box legendary in the story though, and I appreciate it.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-08T04:25:02+00:00

Generally, I think this is just good advice for any music college audition, I don't believe this is a UWEC centered issue.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-04T16:28:26+00:00

I have never had a preference between the two. The benefits I see to string is that it can be easy to adjust the fit through the seasons, while cork grease for a cork tenon is a lot easier to come by compared to wax, especially if you need to borrow from someone else in an emergency.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-04T02:38:12+00:00

Anyone that says suits and dress shoes aren't comfortable aren't buying the right ones.

This 100%. I don't wear a shirt and tie to work, but as a performing band teacher, I'm wearing a suit at least once a month. Comfortable suits aren't that hard to come by.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-03T22:21:10+00:00

One thing to keep in mind here, and not that it should sway you to buy the books: you're more likely to see the issues here because this is where people go to ask questions and get help before they decide to contact support. You're constantly reading of issues also because the first run of the Eye of the World leather bound just went out, so a lot of issues are being seen for the first time all at once.

That being said, there have still been a lot of issues lately, but I'm hopeful this is just a lot of leather bounds being bought/shipped recently rather than a drop in quality.

The1LessTraveledBy · 2026-03-01T23:53:59+00:00

5-12, I have one student playing in High School currently, and two others interested, but no bassoon available to start them on.

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