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Is the sousaphone weird enough for this thread? In the UK we don't have the high school marching band tradition so you almost never see them, but I fell in love with Youngblood and Hypnotic and some other brass bands and I want to do that. So I bought a Euphonium to try it out and it's all going nicely. I personally hate most music that's written for euph in the UK and America but I love the instrument. Now I'm taking a trip to California which seems like the ideal time to live the dream and pick up a sousaphone. Any advice on where to go/ what to look for/ what to avoid? E: If you have thoughts on the Helicon, I'd also love to hear them Bonus picture of my uketar which cost £30 and sounds really quite ok: 
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KarlMarx90210 posted:Learn the Euphonium. Its like a tuba for people who aren't obese. I'm doing this but tubas/sousas are mightier and cooler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MypmT0kwBR0 Whereas euphoniums have the most terrible purpose-written music known to man. This is world-renowned euphonium player Stephen Mead:  His signature piece is a cover of the Simpsons theme tune 
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Weird instruments you should NOT learn this summer: The Ophicleide:  Everybody hates the ophicleide because "the high notes sound like wild animals", "the middle ones are not very...they don't work at all" and the low notes are "unreliable in terms of intonation". Here is a good musician gamely doing his best with this godless hosepipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfkgsMENx8 And the only reason for this post to exist, this poem: Professor Cabbage posted:The Ophicleide, like mortal sin,
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Jul 10, 2011 12:46
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:
Ah, They Bite Me Giants, great band
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Jul 10, 2011 17:53
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:
Is there a good way to find out the correct distance/finger hole ratios for one of these? I have strange instrument-building plans in mind. Which I will share if they work at all.
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Jul 21, 2011 06:57
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TTFA, talk to me about the Harpuke. Are they any use?
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Feb 28, 2012 22:35
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:Desire successfully curtailed. Still cool though. Thanks!
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People may have seen this but it's worth it anyway. Why not play a normal instrument in a weird way? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx4cRw6TIIg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX9kPR29Riw
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Mar 28, 2012 12:08
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Have another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl15eCIHS6g
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:If anyone gets one of these, a good review here would rock. I got my pbone this Christmas. Best present ever, and it's not close. It's light, you can drop it (unlike a real trombone where the slide will ding and you're hosed). Tonally, it sounds like a Canada goose, but in a good way. It's a rough sound and it's never going to replace real brass but it has a genuine edge and has its own character. And it's a proper trombone, if you learn on this you'll be able to transfer. I couldn't play trombone when i got it and now I can to an ok degree. Don't whatever you do try to use valve oil on the slide though. Speaking of which, the slide is maybe the only disadvantage, it's not very smooth at all but it's still very playable. I use a cheapish baritone mouthpiece and it sounds fine, but honestly not that much different from the plastic one. It's a proper musical instrument. If you're going to take the time to learn it, then freaking go for it. If you're not it will still be a waste of time. Oh and they come in a nice shoulderbag.
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:my bajo quinto Tell me more...
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