My Valves are stuck

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Hit B flat 0

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Got a new tuba at school

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High range tips?

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Your friendly neighborhood Mod is offering free lessons during this crisis. PM me to schedule yours today!

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Florida Allstate auditions today, wish me luck fellow cult members

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I just started tuba and need to rent one. Anyone know this size

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Wilson F tuba

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Band class can be bone chilling

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What is the purpose of the measure at the bottom, and when would you play it?

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Happy International Tuba Day

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Anyone know what this is?

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Any tips on how to play this piece at its full tempo? I need to play it for an audition any help is greatly appreciated!

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Conn 20K Sousaphone makes an appearance in the new SEC ad

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Me and the boys preparing for that chirstmas music

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New post flair options available! Help categorize and organize our sub by marking your posts. Taking suggestions for post flair in the comments

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How do you hold a tuba?

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Does anybody know anything about this kind of Tuba?

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New mouthpieces!!!

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I will actually own a tuba in the next few days and I’m excited!

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My band bought an Eastman EBB524! Can't wait to try it out! Any opinions on this model?

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Any tips for this run?

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Anywhere I can buy replacement water key rubbers?

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hey there my fellow tubists, anyone up for some trivia? what model yamaha tuba is this? (it's in the key of BBb)

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Um.... What. I found this today and need help getting the brass off of it

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My entire water key fell off my tuba. Is there anyway i can get it back on or am i just screwed?

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What dose this x mean ?

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GOT A PT-6 !!!

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Got my first personal mouthpiece for Christmas! It plays beautifully.

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How to clean properly ?

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Got the ball valve, what now?

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Got a new tuba right before brass band rehearsals started getting cancelled due to coronavirus. Can’t wait to play it with the group!

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I bought a tuba. Needs a little work.

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How to remove this mold?

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Got a new tuba for a good price! Miraphone 186 used that will come in the mail! 🙂

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is this mold or rust and how do i make it go away

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When trying to get this etude up to tempo, do you suggest i get the whole etude up (as in going from 70 up to 80 in the entire etude) or chunck the measures (getting one or two measures at a time from 70 to 120)

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John Mackey tuba concerto coming soon?

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Hmmm

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Does anyone know what these white things are? They're supposed to keep the piston from spinning in the cylinder, but now they're worn down and need replaced.

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What does this mean?

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Has anyone else seen a dotted rest?

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What’s the black thing that’s on the tuba and what is it for

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Whole notes 😞

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Sousaphone neck screw.

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Just picked this LM-12 up for 90 bucks. R.I.P. neighbors

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I went to take out the valves on my (school owned) tuba to put on some oil, but only the first one would unscrew and come out. I tried gripping and turning as hard as I can but no luck. Any suggestions?

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FB Find

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Trill in Die Meistersinger Excerpt

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Got my new baby back from being cleaned.

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3/4 in 2?

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Rip tuba

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I started playing tuba this Halloween and now my music teacher wants me to play this. Wish me luck

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Yeah, this is big brain time

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Anyone have DIY examples of a wall hanging option for my sousaphone?

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Can anyone help me ID this tuba? Its a Besson made in England, but I can't find any serial number to pin the exact model.

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Hell yeah

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I need help

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This brain Aneurysm Of rhythms

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Also this is craziest piece ever

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Can anyone ID this tuba?

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Officially bought a new tuba today! Eastman 836

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how can i practice these sixlets?

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I am using the school sousaphone, and it is a piece of junk. I love it though.

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Anyone have a Tuba or Bass Clef Tattoo?

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I’m playing this for solo and ensemble this February/March. Does anyone know what tempo it’s supposed to be?

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Is there a name for these type of keys ? I am but familiar .

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Why is this happening

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Any tips on how to play this those high eighth notes in piano?

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Tuba mouthpiece has slight dent

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Mouthpiece Collection

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Anybody wanna play this and post it

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In Ravel's Manuscript for Bydlo we see Flicorno Baritono Sib aka Baritone in Bb. I always thought he scored the whole suite for the French C Tuba. Could this just be a recommendation to foreign musicians unfimiliar with the French C?

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I picked up this beauty for 15 euros. The patina is amazing, but the soldering has come loose at some spots (the part with the 3 valves and the tube with the mouthpiece has come off completely, but luckily nothing really broken).

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2 Sousaphones

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The little scew finally fell and I can't find it...

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Name of this Sousaphone?

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What happened to ur bell omg

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Got these stains on my hoodie from my sousaphone anyone know how to get rid of it

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Just got her polished ready for tomorrow’s comp how she looking?

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Update to my post a few days ago about a DIY Sousa cover: I bought a spare tire cover on amazon for 16$!

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I need practice mute cheap can i have some recommendations

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F#ck

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So, I'm auditioning for the Marines band, and I'm having trouble playing this soft with a full sound. I've listened to The President's Own play this (link in comments), and it is soft enough to hear the rotors in the recording, and it's kinda freaking me out. Any idea on how to get a fuller sound?

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I might be addicted to collecting mouthpieces.

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My Clone CC tuba

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Here is my new Tuba, Say Hallo to Hubert!

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Broken miraphone

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Any potential ID on make/model/key of this tuba? Worth paying approx. $900? (apologies for small size photo)

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Can Reddit toss me some suggestions? Scholarship audition

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New tuba day! Yamaha YFB 621s

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I've been playing the tuba for 2 years in my school's symphonic band, and I was just wondering, is the bar in brackets actually possible to play? If it is, are there any tips on hitting such high notes and that fast (150bpm)? Thanks in advance.

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Thinking about getting this garibaldi will be playing banda type music and need to be in those higher notes .Thoughts?

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Kansas City now holds the world record for the largest tuba ensemble with 835 total performers at Tuba Christmas

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Idk what this means

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Do any of you have an instrument you could never get rid of that isn’t great all because you paid way too much for it?

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Does anyone know what these things are for

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Any tips on my try out piece

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I've run out of woodwind friends to show this to, so I'll post it in here.

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Can somebody send a recording of this being played pls

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playing high notes slow and slurred I don't know if anyone else has this problem. But I've seemed to have had this problem in college as well that the high stuff I can when I'm playing fast and it comes out. But when I'm playing like a slow and slurred piece it's like my embouchure doesn't know what

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need help playing something

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This is my all state audition music, but I can not find a single recording of it anywhere online. If someone could play this or link me to a recording it would be a godsend. Thx

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OMG GUYS I JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST TUBA. ITS SO NICE

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Can somone say what kind of tuba this is?

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What would be the best way to learn these rhythms?

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I’m ready for the Christmas concert

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Do you think the one on the left is a Bb? The right is an EEb 4/4 for comparison, both B&H imperials from the 30s

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Nothing like some pre semester cleaning!

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Picked up this 1953 Emenee “Golden Boy” Tuba, and it’s super cool! I’m just curious it too, maybe the collectibility of these, if they’re rare or not, or even just some basic history, I can’t find anything online. Thanks!

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Just getting out of the bath, ready for you to blow me

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What dies it mean when there is a slur under a whole passage, but there are also accents and such? How do I play it?

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any tips for playing this excerpt?

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What do you guys think of renting this tuba

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New tuba day! Handmade “berg” from Wessex!

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Anyone know how to re-shine silver plated Sousa bell?

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The price makes me want to jump on it. Should I?

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Should I buy?

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Bought an old 20k. Is this repairable? 2 cracks running toward the top of the horn.

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Help on slurs

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Can Anyone Tell Me If This Is Normal? (it’s a sousaphone not a tuba if it makes a difference)

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Struggling with flexibility exercises

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Last Line of Rondo by Capuzzi

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Is it possible to get a ding repaired in this section of the instrument.

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New tuba day! Gnagey Eb

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How to Remove Smudges on Rotary Valves?

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How do I get rid of the dirt ring I have tried toothpaste and soap

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Can this tuba be fixed, if so about how much would it cost, and how much is it worth damaged?

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Christmas Helicon

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what does this mean??

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Band camp is coming up , any ideas on how to deck this puppy out more than this?

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A Wild Sousa Man Appears...

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Does anyone know the best way to learn Air and Bourree (Bach)?

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does anyone have any insight on how to help fix this? it is a miraphone and i CAN pull it back up with some force. happened after a drop.

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My first Tuba Christmas in Akron, Ohio yesterday, around 500 tubists came to perform!

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New tuba day (finally)! Eastman 836S. Its sound is great!

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Tuba issue, it fell and the 4th valve was ended up like this.

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Learning tuba for the first time, should I get this?

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The tide has turned!

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where do i breathe

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Kandinsky

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Practically murder

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A lil meme

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Body Armor

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Seeing u/veryruralNE's tuba art inspired me to make a poster for one of my favorite tuba/sousaphone pieces!

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Picked up a new horn today (left). I'm gonna need more air!

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What book is this from?

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