Hi everybody!

I have 2 old silver plated Trombones that I rarely use, and want to tinker with. I had a Rath R3 with a Brushed bell, and it looked fantastic.

So now I want to try and replicate that look on either my Courtois 132M, or my Schekelaars Sapphire with F-attatchment.

But I dont know how to prepare the bell for scratch-finishing it. Should I take of the Laquer and leave it unlaquered after that?

Hope anyone can help me out with some advice!

I posted this to r/tuba, but Reddit suggested I post it here as well.

Hello, I didn't start tuba until my 30s, and I haven't always been very serious about it, but recently I've started playing a lot more.

I think that's largely because of the Schiller mini-f tuba I bought. Having something so portable that I can leave it out has really inspired me to practice more. At 58, I wondered if starting a new tuning was too much to bite off.

Now, a few years later, I might prefer F over BBb. So I started looking at full-sized tubas. I've been thinking about these two:

https://us.wessex-tubas.com/products/f-tuba-linz-tf436?variant=40047232319668

https://mackbrass.com/tu7000-f-tuba

Any thoughts would be appreciated, including if I'm completely off on my thinking.

I like to play more funky, bluesy, groovy stuff, so maybe pistons would be better? I definitely want at least 5 valves and to stay around 6k.

BTW, my BBb is a Conn 34J.

I posted a while back about these caps on my baritone horn being truly stuck (probably for decades) and thus preventing me from doing a full clean out.

I was ready to take it to the shop but our band treasurer who also happens to be handy, said he'd have a look. I handed it over and asked him to be very careful and not go at it with pliers (as wisely advised here).

He brought the horn back, fully cleaned and caps loosened up just fine, but they are a bit wrecked and he even proudly told me "guess how I got them off - with pliers!" much to my disappointment. Now the middle one does not close all the way (see pics). It's only a bit and I am assuming it got a bit damaged.

My question is, does this matter and should I try to get it rectified? There's not much I can do immediately but play it as is. It is a lovely old Boosey & Hawkes Imperial baritone horn.

Im a soph in highschool, how do i get my lip trill on thr double G to sound light and free, and faster. Right now I feel like im really forcing it. On the higher notes like A and Bb, its very easy because it isn't slotted like the G is. Any help would be appreciated!

Back to France with the impressionistic colors of Ravel and Debussy, discovering the four musical impressions of Pierre-Antoine Savoyat’s Sinfonietta No. 2, performed by the Hauts-de-France Brass Band.

I displayed what I think im hearing for each horn part, and I also tried to recreate them on my Daw, I couldnt really figure out the exact voicings, curious if anyone can listen and confirm my ears are hearing what the horns are doing or know by ear from exprience whats happening with the horns, thanks ( also the "Octaves/Unisons" text got cut out sorry )

I'm reducing an orchestral piece and came across this passage. I only have one trombone available, is there any chance you could fake the top part on a trumpet instead? Professional (classical) musicians. Oh, and it's with plunger mute (the + and ° is closed/open). Tempo: Half note = 80. Thanks in advance!

I've made an app that generates accuracy exercises (an infinite version of the famous Farkas exercises). You can get it for free on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/horn-darts/id6803615689

If you have an Android device, I need your help! If you're willing to give it a try, join this group https://groups.google.com/g/horn-darts-android-testers/members (click the "try joining the group" link), and then download the app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.desdur.sharpshooter (make sure you're logged in to Google Play with the same account you joined the Group with). To publish the app publicly, I need 12 testers to keep the app installed for 2 week. You'll be helping make this free tool available to all hornists everywhere :)

Cosi' e' ridotta prima della restaurazione 😐

My little sister is about learning to play the baritone horn, but she’s currently stuck at the very first step—she can’t make a sound, neither on the mouthpiece alone nor on the horn itself.
I’ve tried having her blow hard, soft, tightening vs. relaxing her lips, wetting her lips... but nothing seems to work.

Anyone know of any books or such that are Christmas-themed and are solo but come with a backtrack that is piano or something close? Not sure if this exists and not sure how to look it up... I would like to use it for gigs if I can, I need to make some money for college!!! Anything related will work, too.

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