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limey · 08-31-2009, 03:32 PM

This is!

dar512 · 08-31-2009, 03:39 PM

Excellent!

What are you going to play on that thing? NO jazz? Sousa march? What?

limey · 08-31-2009, 04:02 PM

There's a local trad jazz band that I'll prolly tag along with ... Sousa wrote some great bass lines for his marches but this instrument is not allowed in the brass band line up so the Sousa'll have to wait!
And next August I'm going to play a duet ("Land of the lonesome pine" with another sousaphone player - only he doesn't know it yet!

Undertoad · 08-31-2009, 04:14 PM

Awesome. What's the lowest note it can play?

limey · 08-31-2009, 04:34 PM

It's pitched in Eb but with practice, in theory, the valves'll take it down to an A. That'd be the lowest A on the piano.

Oh and it makes a LOVELY sound! Good, rich and velvety!

dar512 · 08-31-2009, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

It's pitched in Eb but with practice, in theory, the valves'll take it down to an A. That'd be the lowest A on the piano.

Oh and it makes a LOVELY sound! Good, rich and velvety!

That'd be an A0 - 27.5Hz. Impressive.

limey · 08-31-2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

That'd be an A0 - 27.5Hz. Impressive.

Realistically I'll only ever make it to the Eb above that, and that'd just be for special occasions!

ZenGum · 08-31-2009, 08:46 PM

Wow, that is approaching the bottom range of human hearing.

dar512 · 08-31-2009, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

Realistically I'll only ever make it to the Eb above that, and that'd just be for special occasions!

So I can expect an Eb for my next birthday?

limey · 09-01-2009, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

So I can expect an Eb for my next birthday?

Just tell me when and I'll package it up specially

!

Shawnee123 · 09-04-2009, 08:23 AM

It's Friday. It's a 3 day weekend. And after next Thursday I will be on vay-cay-cay! (does happy dance)

classicman · 09-04-2009, 10:03 AM

Good for you Shaw - you deserve it!

Shawnee123 · 09-04-2009, 10:05 AM

Don't try to butter me up NOW (get it, cow, butter?)

classicman · 09-04-2009, 11:17 AM

Just shuddup and mooooove on wouldja?

Shawnee123 · 09-04-2009, 11:18 AM

Fine. Damn I need this vacation!

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08-31-2009, 04:02 PM	#4548
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	There's a local trad jazz band that I'll prolly tag along with ... Sousa wrote some great bass lines for his marches but this instrument is not allowed in the brass band line up so the Sousa'll have to wait! And next August I'm going to play a duet ("Land of the lonesome pine" with another sousaphone player - only he doesn't know it yet! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-31-2009, 04:34 PM	#4550
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	It's pitched in Eb but with practice, in theory, the valves'll take it down to an A. That'd be the lowest A on the piano. Oh and it makes a LOVELY sound! Good, rich and velvety! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of Last edited by limey; 08-31-2009 at 04:51 PM.

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08-31-2009, 04:14 PM	#4549
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Awesome. What's the lowest note it can play?

09-04-2009, 08:23 AM	#4556
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It's Friday. It's a 3 day weekend. And after next Thursday I will be on vay-cay-cay! (does happy dance) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-04-2009, 10:03 AM	#4557
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Good for you Shaw - you deserve it! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-04-2009, 10:05 AM	#4558
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Don't try to butter me up NOW (get it, cow, butter?) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-04-2009, 11:17 AM	#4559
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Just shuddup and mooooove on wouldja? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-04-2009, 11:18 AM	#4560
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Fine. Damn I need this vacation! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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