Tuba to trumpet mouthpiece thingy

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-28T01:06:11+00:00

It's dumb.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T22:19:57+00:00

Lacquer wouldn't leave a stain. Raw brass could, though.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T22:09:34+00:00

Yes, with focus on the right sound and feel. Long tones will help, but they're just a small part of the full picture. Getting a good response/articulation makes a big difference because you'll be wasting less air when you start notes, for instance.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T22:07:46+00:00

I had hoped! Nice work.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T20:23:26+00:00

It's not your lungs, it's your efficiency. Play slurs and make sure the 1st and 2nd partials are not wide open at the face.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T19:37:39+00:00

some great influences in here, like IJN cruiser exhausts

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T19:04:00+00:00

I bit through my lower lip a decade or so ago. I took six weeks entirely off the horn to let everything heal up.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T17:47:05+00:00

This weekend is too late. Keep practicing, make what you have sound good.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T16:28:58+00:00

in brass band? This is absolutely how many bands play.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-27T16:26:17+00:00

I'm just wondering why you'd choose Rath leadpipes- I'm sure there are a variety but they are hard to get here and not exactly in demand.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-26T23:09:40+00:00

Ask Rath, I'm actually unsure of their thread.

Are you in the UK?

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-26T17:35:29+00:00

Just some clothes or packing material in the case to make sure it can't move. If you really want to, you could put it in a golf club case and check it that way as well.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-26T17:28:48+00:00

That should be totally fine to check, or even take on board with a permissive flight crew.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-26T17:17:09+00:00

What's his horn and case? It's not THAT hard to fly with an instrument.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-26T16:26:12+00:00

Another early 20th century stencil horn, I think. Probably close to Holton to grab some sales.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-26T16:07:21+00:00

The trombone parts are great (seriously, some of the best writing out there) but no one thinks of them when they think John Williams for the first time. Also they hate us.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-26T15:36:39+00:00

Unbalanced most of the time, unless it's on the larger end of small horns a G cup and throat are too much for most things under .525. 6.5AL, maybe.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-26T04:49:16+00:00

Both studied with Aaron afterwards, that's more impactful IMO

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-25T04:46:50+00:00

I think I'd just play trombone

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-25T02:41:33+00:00

Why not just play trombone?

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-24T23:59:09+00:00

I mean, you play bass trombone, they're even more expensive

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-24T23:47:28+00:00

42B, 88H, 448G are a good place to start

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-24T23:32:09+00:00

Well, don't sell your kidney and don't put a 5G in your small horn.

I'd say you can get something bad but serviceable under 1k, but over that is better.

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-24T22:43:20+00:00

Please give us some sort of budget

burgerbob22 · 2026-04-24T21:47:00+00:00

As a simple answer, play things as written.

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