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0|0|0|||1||musicianship|Gryphon||22:47:25|10/07/2020|So%2C I%27ve probably talked about this around here before at some point%2C but what the hell%2C it%27s my website%2C I%27ll repeat myself if I want to.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen I was in the fourth grade%2C toward the end of the school year%2C the teachers rounded us all up and put us on buses to go over to another of the three elementary schools we had here in town at the time.  We were pretty used to that kind of thing at Katahdin Avenue School at the time%2C since of the three K-5 schools%2C only Granite Street had a proper gym%2C so we had to bus over there twice a week for phys ed class anyway.%2A%0D%0A%0D%0AThe reason for this particular trip was not gym class%2C although our destination was still the gym.  Rather%2C we were going there because it was the only room in the school system big enough to get all six classes of fourth-graders into at once for assembly purposes.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis particular assembly was to introduce us to the idea of joining the school band%2C which was a thing that started in fifth grade in those days.  In retrospect%2C the way they did it makes more sense to me now than it did at the time.  At the time I thought it was odd that they%27d have a school band for only one year at the elementary level %28since the schools here ran%2C and still run%2C K-5%2C 6-8%2C 9-12%29%2C but now I understand that it was to weed out the kids who wouldn%27t stick with it before they got to sixth grade%2C so that the middle school band director would only have to deal with students who were at least slightly taking it seriously.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway.  Sorry%2C I digress.  Late in fourth grade%2C there we all were in the gym over at Granite Street%2C while the music teacher %28we%27ll call her Mrs. Nash%2C on account of that%27s her name%29 explained the school band%2C introduced the various instruments we could choose from%2C and asked anyone who was interested in signing up to stay at the end.  Once the crowd was down to just the kids who wanted to join%2C she went around asking each of us what instrument we%27d like to learn%2C and there was a guy on hand from the music supply place the school system had a contract with who would hook us %28read%3A our parents%29 up with a rental instrument and so on.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%27s an important detail you need to know%2C which is this%3A very shortly before this assembly%2C the school department had a new rubberized floor installed in the Granite Street gym.  So shortly that%2C when we went there for the band assembly%2C the place still reeked of the glue they%27d used to stick it down.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve always been vulnerable to solvents for whatever reason%2C so by the time the end of the assembly rolled around%2C I was %5Bi%5Dhigh as a damn kite%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis is probably why%2C when Mrs. Nash asked what instrument I wanted to learn%2C I told her%2C %22Baritone%2C definitely.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AI mean%2C who ever heard of the baritone horn%3F  Not me%2C until that assembly.  I went in there planning to pick the saxophone so I could be a Cool Jazz Dude.  Instead%2C on the spur of the moment%2C I chose an instrument unknown to laypersons outside of English colliery brass bands and German-American oompah bars.  Other kids got to be Cool Jazz Dudes.  I embraced my inner Bavarian.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28OK%2C to be fair%2C in high school I did also take up the trombone to play in the jazz band.  If you didn%27t know%2C the common-or-garden tenor trombone plays in the same dynamic range as the baritone%2C with sheet music written the same way and using the same mouthpiece%2C so it%27s a reasonably easy transition apart from learning the slide positions as opposed to valve fingerings.  But still.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AThe strategy in having the assembly at the end of fourth grade was that we%27d all have the summer with our shiny new rented%2Fborrowed instruments and the introductory music book we were issued by the school%2C to learn the fundamentals on our own recognizance%2C and then we could get stuck right in on learning the ensemble part once we were all together for fifth grade in the fall.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis worked out about as well as you would expect with a pack of fifth-graders%2C but still%2C we had a good time.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C I played the baritone in the schools%27 concert band for the next seven years%2C and the pep band in high school.  %28You didn%27t really have a choice about being in the pep band if you were in the concert band.  They were the same thing.  This was kind of a special purgatory for me%2C since I couldn%27t be arsed with either football or basketball%2C and suddenly I had to go to all the home games.  And gods forbid we should make it to the state tournament%2C which still happened most years back in those days.  Fun fact%3A my high school alma mater used to be a Sports Powerhouse renowned throughout the state%2C and that was still echoing in the late %2780s when I was there%2C though even then the writing was on the wall in re the shrinkage of the community and consequent drying up of the talent pool as far as student athletes went.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI had been using an instrument borrowed from the school system the whole time%E2%80%94most kids had to rent their instruments%2C but those of us who chose the bigger and less common ones could borrow them from the school%E2%80%94until for Christmas my junior year%2C my father bought me a euphonium.  A euphonium is like a baritone that went to college.%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C OK%2C that%27s mostly a joke.  The real difference is mainly down to the bore geometry%E2%80%94baritones are mostly cylindrical%2C where euphonia have a markedly conical bore%E2%80%94which makes the sound of a baritone brighter and %22brassier%22%2C though they have identical frequency ranges.  Euphonia sound more %22orchestral%22 and baritones more sort of marching band-y%2C if that makes any sense.%0D%0A%0D%0AMost%2C but not all%2C euphonia also have a fourth valve%2C which most%2C but not all%2C baritones lack.  This is used to access lower pitches%2C giving the euphonium more overlap with the range of the tuba so that the band can have a richer low-end sound.  %28I had to look that up%2C because in the time I owned that euphonium I never actually had occasion to %5Bi%5Duse%5B%2Fi%5D the fourth valve.%29  %0D%0A%0D%0AThe euphonium and I had a couple of adventures my senior year%2C including a state-wide invitational music festival in which I was chosen to play second chair%2C and then we were off to college.  Things kind of fell apart then.  Partly that was my fault%E2%80%94I got distracted from basically %5Bi%5Deverything%5B%2Fi%5D at WPI%2C including%2C um%2C the actual school part%E2%80%94but partly it was not.  You see%2C the year I arrived at WPI%2C Alden Hall%2C the building that housed the performing arts department%2C was being renovated%2C which meant the Institute%27s concert band didn%27t have access to its normal practice space.%0D%0A%0D%0AInstead%2C it had been banished to a dismal storeroom in the basement of the George C. Gordon Library%2C where%E2%80%94and this is the really important part%E2%80%94there was no secure storage for instruments.  This meant that every time the band gathered to rehearse%2C which happened in the evenings%2C I had to carry the instrument about half a mile across campus from Morgan Hall to the library%2C and then back again when rehearsal was over.%0D%0A%0D%0AA euphonium%2C if you are not aware%2C is not a lightweight musical instrument.  Including its %28really quite lovely%29 hardwood case%2C which was the size of a biggish stereo speaker of the period%2C mine must have weighed at least 20 pounds%2C probably closer to 25.  Dragging this a mile round-trip at night in the fall and winter in New England gets old... %5Bi%5Dpretty fast%5B%2Fi%5D.  So I stopped going%2C and stopped playing %28because who plays solo euphonium%3F%29%2C and the next summer allowed the instrument to be sold to defray some of the expenses incurred during my %28from an academic standpoint%2C and my father%27s%29 completely wasted year at WPI.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd that%2C well%2C that was the end of that.%0D%0A%0D%0AUntil the other day%2C when this arrived at my door.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2FG-GFX%2F1974%2520Besson%2520euphonium%2Fupon%2520arrival.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%2C gentlepersons%2C is a 1974 Besson three-valve compensating euphonium%2C and it has %5Bi%5Dseen some shit%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28NOTE%3A The photo above is one I took with my phone when the instrument arrived%3B the rest below %28and others in that folder%29 are from the eBay listing I bought it from.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AYou will note that it has %5Bi%5Dzero%5B%2Fi%5D lacquer finish remaining%2C and that it doesn%27t quite go with that case.  Oddly%2C in the auction listing%2C it%27s shown in a different case%2C which it %5Bi%5Dalso%5B%2Fi%5D didn%27t quite match with.  Why the switch%2C I don%27t know.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2FG-GFX%2F1974%2520Besson%2520euphonium%2F01.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0AApart from the condition of its finish%2C or lack thereof%2C the most arresting of this horn%27s battle scars is this one%3A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2FG-GFX%2F1974%2520Besson%2520euphonium%2F02.jpg http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2FG-GFX%2F1974%2520Besson%2520euphonium%2F06.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0AIt looks like at some point%2C someone had to replace a whole slice of the instrument%27s bell.  Whoever it was did a good job%3B you can clearly %5Bi%5Dsee%5B%2Fi%5D it%2C but the surface is smooth there.  If you run your finger across it%2C you can%27t feel the seam.%0D%0A%0D%0AInterestingly%2C although this is only a three-valve instrument%2C it is a compensating one%2C which I%27ve never had the opportunity to play before.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2FG-GFX%2F1974%2520Besson%2520euphonium%2F07.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0AThat means it has those extra little loops of tubing on the Nos. 2 and 3 valves%2C which are there to compensate for their tendency to play a little sharp in the low registers.  It also has bottom-sprung valves%2C which is cool.  Every other horn I%27ve ever played has had valves with concentric springs%2C which makes the cylinders shorter%2C but doesn%27t have quite as smooth an action.  And despite the fact that this instrument is battered and worn%2C the valves still work perfectly %28or they did once I oiled No. 1%29.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2FG-GFX%2F1974%2520Besson%2520euphonium%2F08.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0AAll the tuning slides work%2C too%2C even the little one on No. 2 valve %28and those things are %5Bi%5Dalways%5B%2Fi%5D stuck%29.%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%2C for about the same money I paid for this%2C I %5Bi%5Dcould%5B%2Fi%5D have bought a brand-shiny-new baritone or euphonium%2C non-compensating but with four valves.  I chose not to do this and go for an old warhorse like this one for a few reasons.  One is that I like my things to have a bit of history%2C even if I don%27t know what it is%2C the same as with my gun collection.  Another is that I have no idea what sort of quality to expect from new-construction student-grade band instruments these days%2C%2A%2A and anything costing less than%2C say%2C a thousand bucks will have been made overseas.  Although I am not a %5Bi%5Drabid%5B%2Fi%5D %22buy American-made%22 guy%2C I do think things like musical instruments should be sourced from factories that %5Bi%5Donly make musical instruments%5B%2Fi%5D%2C and not%2C say%2C musical instruments%2C industrial plumbing supplies%2C and tractor parts.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo anyway.  I%27ve got me a euphonium again.  I also bought a collapsible music stand and the first volume of %5Bi%5DHal Leonard Band Essentials%5B%2Fi%5D for baritone %28because%2C probably for reasons of cost%2C virtually nobody starts out on the euphonium%3B they almost always do what I did and start on the baritone%2C then switch it up later if they want to go upmarket%29.  And on Monday%2C I sat down and made the first noises I%27ve made with a euphonium in 29 years.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey were%2C of course%2C %5Bi%5Dterrible%5B%2Fi%5D.  Oh my God fugeddaboudit%2C as Jay Leno would say.  Surprisingly%2C I still remember most of the basics%E2%80%94I can still %28kind of%29 read %28bass clef%29 music%2C and my fingers remember most of the fingerings even if I don%27t.  I can still%2C after all this time%2C play a B%E2%99%AD major scale without having to think about it.  But my wind and my embouchure have both gone %5Bi%5Dcompletely%5B%2Fi%5D to shit.  I have effectively zero attack and no control over my intonation.  I sound like%2C well%2C like I did in the fifth grade.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis was fully expected.%0D%0A%0D%0AI had no illusions that I would be able to just pick up a horn after 29 years and sound like I did at my best%2C or even my not-so-best.  I entirely expected to suck%2C and to do so for quite some time.  This presents a problem%2C because one of my worst psychological quirks is the fact that %5Bi%5DI hate being bad at things%5B%2Fi%5D%2C to the point where I would very much rather just not do them if that%27s the alternative.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut%2C dang it... I miss it.  Even though I%27m not in a band%2C have no prospect of ever %5Bi%5Dbeing%5B%2Fi%5D in a band%2C and really don%27t want the logistical %5Bi%5Dtsuris%5B%2Fi%5D of all that anyway%2C and even though the euphonium is not what you would call a radiantly soloist-oriented instrument%2C I miss being able to Do the Thing.  In some other world where I was less risk-averse about my career prospects%2C and%2For forewarned that they would be a smoldering shambles anyway for most of my adult life%2C I would have gone somewhere with a proper music program%2C possibly even majoring in music.  I might even have learned to play the piano%2C too.%0D%0A%0D%0AOh yes%2C the piano.  We%27ll get to that some other time as well.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo%2C anyway%2C kind of a shaggy dog story because that%27s as far as it goes%3A I bought an old euphonium%2C which I am terrible at playing%2C and which my ag%C3%A8d and decrepit body finds tiring even to play badly for more than 15 or 20 minutes at a time.  But I%27m giving it a go%2C anyway%2C and may the gods have mercy on my neighbors.%0D%0A%0D%0ANOTE%3A I am not going to be putting my efforts on YouTube.  I%27m not that brave. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%222%22%5D%2A Katahdin Avenue had what they called %22the All-Purpose Room%22%2C which was just a big empty bit of the basement%2C and for the first couple of years I was a student at that school%2C they tried to do PE in there.  Trouble was%2C it wasn%27t quite an empty room%2C because the building dated to the 1920s and they hadn%27t really worked out how to have big basement rooms in brick buildings without a support column every 10 feet or so.  Have you ever tried to hold a gym class in grades K-5 in a room that has a reinforced concrete pillar every 10 feet%3F  Even with ridiculous padding wrapped around all the columns%2C it didn%27t go well.  Like%2C at all.  They stopped doing it partway through my third-grade year.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2A%2A Actually this is only semi-true.  I did buy a new-construction trombone recently%2C which I%27ll get into in another post later on%2C and it was %5Bi%5Djunk%5B%2Fi%5D.  I admit I%27m not exactly a concert-grade trombonist myself any longer%2C but even so%2C trombones should not feel so flimsy you%27re afraid you might break them trying to put them together%2C and this thing did.  It went back to the seller %5Bi%5Dtour de suite%5B%2Fi%5D and I%27m trying again.%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
1|1|0|||||RE%3A musicianship|SneakyPete||23:16:47|10/07/2020|She%27s beautiful%2C Gryph. Congratulations. Almost makes me want to dig my clarinet out of storage.
2|1|0|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Astynax||00:45:25|10/08/2020|On the topic of buying used%2C that decision has lead to you having something of a  badass euphonium %28which is a word combination that may never have been tried before%2C and is certainly not likely to have occurred often.%29 Now the scar just needs a suitable story so your horn can flirt with the cute French horns at the bar.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for the rest%2C my lack of knowledge of music prevents pretty much anything meaningful from coming out of my fingers. I will say you are far from alone vis-%C3%A0-vis hating being bad at things and avoiding them rather than dealing with being so%2C so I hope your efforts to recapture a bit of your school days joy and skill goes well. I suspect all of us suffers of %27What%2C I%27m not innately great at this%3F F%40ck it%21%27 syndrome are rooting for you.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5BP%5D%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FuTUdbCE.png%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%5BBR%5D%5Bi%5D%22Huh%2C you can acronymize that to WINIGATFI syndrome%2C which sounds vaguely like some actual rare diease..%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
3|2|2|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||01:16:54|10/08/2020|%3EOn the topic of buying used%2C that decision has lead to you having %0D%0A%3Esomething of a  badass euphonium %28which is a word combination that may %0D%0A%3Enever have been tried before%2C and is certainly not likely to have %0D%0A%3Eoccurred often.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%22You%27re trying to conceal a euphonium.  Guiltily.  Has that ever been attempted before%3F%22%0D%0A - Amy Pond%2C %5Bi%5DNight and the Doctor 2%3A Good Night%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5D%22Huh%2C you can acronymize that to WINIGATFI syndrome%2C which sounds %0D%0A%3Evaguely like some actual rare diease..%22%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve seen it characterized as Gifted Kid Syndrome %28as in%2C one who was labeled as such in grade school%2C not necessarily claiming I %5Bi%5Dwas%5B%2Fi%5D particularly gifted%2C but that%27s what the tests said%29%2C and%2C well%2C there may be something in that.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
4|1|0|||||RE%3A musicianship|MuninsFire||12:57:56|10/08/2020|So%2C as you%27re no doubt aware%2C we trumpeters can take advantage of a mute - a little doodad that fits into the bell of the trumpet to make what is normally an extremely in-your-face sound and mellows it out and quiets it%2C at the cost of greater backpressure for the player and requiring specific jazz music to sound -good-. %0D%0A%0D%0ADo they make those for euphonia or baritones%3F
5|2|4|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||16:01:48|10/08/2020|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Oct-08-20 AT 04:03 PM (EDT)]%3ESo%2C as you%27re no doubt aware%2C we trumpeters can take advantage of a %0D%0A%3Emute - a little doodad that fits into the bell of the trumpet to make %0D%0A%3Ewhat is normally an extremely in-your-face sound and mellows it out %0D%0A%3Eand quiets it%2C at the cost of greater backpressure for the player and %0D%0A%3Erequiring specific jazz music to sound -good-. %0D%0A%0D%0AThose are also a thing for jazz trombonists. I had one%21 OK%2C it was actually a sink plunger with the handle removed.  Worked%2C though.  When you absolutely%2C positively have to make that sarcastic %5Bi%5Dwaup waup waaaaaa%5B%2Fi%5D sound%2C accept no substitutes.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EDo they make those for euphonia or baritones%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThey do%2C although they%27re quite expensive%2C and I can%27t really see the point of trying to practice with one in.  You%27re certainly never going to get a decent read on how your sound is coming along.  Well%2C I mean%2C there%27s the %5Blink%3Ausa.yamaha.com%2Fproducts%2Fmusical_instruments%2Fwinds%2Fsilent_brass%2Findex.html%7CYamaha Silent Brass%5D%2C which is a mute combined with a mic and a sound processor so that the horn sounds correct to the player%2C but%2C uh%2C %5Blink%3Awww.wwbw.com%2FYamaha-Silent-Brass-System-for-Euphonium-J47298.wwbw%7Cthe euphonium model is 360 bucks.%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%28As an aside%2C check out the performers Yamaha have demonstrating the euphonium and tuba variants of the Silent Brass.  %5Blink%3Atubamanshow.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D54%7CTubamanShow%5D.  Masked low-brass players.  %22They came from the Tuba Planet to protect the peaceful tuba life on the Earth.%22  They also have %5Blink%3Awww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCKX2FTmMEEGHn5BJQIKZR9Q%7Ca YouTube channel%5D.  Japan is a wonderful country.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
16|3|5|||||RE%3A musicianship|BlackAeronaut||10:30:48|10/10/2020|%3E%22They came from the Tuba Planet to protect the peaceful tuba %0D%0A%3Elife on the Earth%0D%0A%0D%0ADude%2C you stopped before the best parts there...%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThey don%E2%80%99t kick %2C nor punch the evil%2C but blow tubas to make them happy.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ENo electricity is needed%2C no roof is needed. They manage their copyrights by%0D%0A%3Ethemselves.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5EThat line right there just about got a spit-take out of me.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThey come to you as fast as sound wave whenever you need tuba sound.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EWanna be like us%3F CDs and sheet music is available.%0D%0A%3EBut remember%2Cwith a great mask comes great responsibility.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd that one definitely caused a snort.  Not the derisive kind%2C mind%2C more like the %22OMG these guys are PRICELESS%22 kind.%0D%0A%0D%0A
37|3|5|||1||RE%3A musicianship|BobSchroeck||22:18:23|10/14/2020|%3E%3ESo%2C as you%27re no doubt aware%2C we trumpeters can take advantage of a %0D%0A%3E%3Emute %0D%0A%3EThose are also a thing for jazz trombonists. I had one%21 OK%2C it was %0D%0A%3Eactually a sink plunger with the handle removed.  Worked%2C though.  %0D%0A%0D%0AMy dad%2C who was a trumpeter foremost among the several instruments he played%2C had both a cone-shaped mute and an odd aluminum derby hat which %5Bi%5Dalso%5B%2Fi%5D was a mute -- I kid you not%2C it was similar to %5Blink%3Awww.collectorsweekly.com%2Fstories%2F270631-vtg-derby-aluminum-trumpet-mute-hat%3Fin%3Duser%7Cthis one%5D%2C only not as cylindrical-looking%3B it was shaped more like a real derby.  It also wasn%27t felt-lined like that one%2C although it did have a cork band around the opening%2C I guess like the liner to make it vaguely wearable.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EDo they make those for euphonia or baritones%3F %0D%0A%3EThey do%2C although they%27re quite expensive%2C and I can%27t really see the %0D%0A%3Epoint of trying to practice with one in.  %0D%0A%0D%0AHuh.  As a former baritone player%2C I never knew such a thing existed -- and if I had I would have thought there was no point to or demand for it.  Shows how much I know.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war.  We kill only out of personal spite.
6|1|0|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Astynax||21:21:39|10/08/2020|Presented for general enjoyments and%2For suffering%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5D%5Bu%5DMUSICAL TERMS%5B%2Fu%5D%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%5Bb%5DALLEREGRETTO%3A%5B%2Fb%5D When you%27re 16 measures into the piece and suddenly realize you set a too-fast tempo %0D%0A%5Bb%5DANGUS DEI%3A%5B%2Fb%5D To play%2C with a divinely beefy tone %0D%0A%5Bb%5DA PATELLA%3A%5B%2Fb%5D Accompanied by knee-slapping %0D%0A%5Bb%5DAPOLOGGIATURA%3A%5B%2Fb%5D A composition that you regret playing %0D%0A%5Bb%5DAPPROXIMATURA%3A%5B%2Fb%5D A series of notes not intended by the composer%2C yet played with an %22I meant to do that%22 attitude %0D%0A%5Bb%5DAPPROXIMENTO%3A%5B%2Fb%5D A musical entrance that is somewhere in the vicinity of the correct pitch %0D%0A%5Bb%5DDILL PICCOLINI%3A%5B%2Fb%5D An exceedingly small wind instrument that plays only sour notes%0D%0A%5Bb%5DFERMANTRA%3A%5B%2Fb%5D A note held over and over and over and over and... %0D%0A%5Bb%5DFIDDLER CRABS%3A%5B%2Fb%5D Grumpy string players %0D%0A%5Bb%5DFLUTE FLIES%3A%5B%2Fb%5D Those tiny insects that bother musicians in outdoor gigs %0D%0A%5Bb%5DFRUGALHORN%3A%5B%2Fb%5D A sensible and inexpensive brass instrument %0D%0A%5Bb%5DGAUL BLATTER%3A%5B%2Fb%5D A French horn player %0D%0A%5Bb%5DGREGORIAN CHAMP%3A%5B%2Fb%5D The title bestowed upon the monk who can hold a note the longest %0D%0A%5Bb%5DPLACEBO DOMINGO%3A%5B%2Fb%5D A faux tenor %0D%0A%5Bb%5DSPRITZICATO%3A%5B%2Fb%5D An indication to string instruments to produce a bright and bubbly sound %0D%0A%5Bb%5DTEMPO TANTRUM%3A%5B%2Fb%5D What an elementary school orchestra is having when it%27s not following the conductor %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FuTUdbCE.png%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22The Internet throws ever so vaguely relevant content at me now and then.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
7|2|6|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||21:31:16|10/08/2020|This reminds me of %5Blink%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FP._D._Q._Bach%7CP.D.Q. Bach%5D%2C whose %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Awww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPL64F42A3E63FEB601%7CMusic for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion%5D%5B%2Fi%5D we did some bits of one year in high school.  %28I particularly recall performing the %22Simply Grand Minuet%22.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
8|2|6|||||RE%3A musicianship|MuninsFire||23:36:12|10/08/2020|%0D%0A%3E%5Bb%5DSPRITZICATO%3A%5B%2Fb%5D An indication to string instruments to produce a %0D%0A%3Ebright and bubbly sound %0D%0A%0D%0AI thought this was the indicator on the score to inform the brass instruments that it%27s safe to empty out their spit valves
9|3|8|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||23:40:19|10/08/2020|%3E%3E%5Bb%5DSPRITZICATO%3A%5B%2Fb%5D An indication to string instruments to produce a %0D%0A%3E%3Ebright and bubbly sound %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI thought this was the indicator on the score to inform the brass %0D%0A%3Einstruments that it%27s safe to empty out their spit valves %0D%0A%0D%0ANo%2C that%27s %22alla Spitsbergen%22.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
10|3|8|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Astynax||23:57:58|10/08/2020|%3EI thought this was the indicator on the score to inform the brass %0D%0A%3Einstruments that it%27s safe to empty out their spit valves %0D%0A%0D%0AHonestly%2C given the tone of all the other entries%2C I%27d have expected this one to involve punishing a misbehaving feline%2C but whoever wrote these elected to skip the obvious joke I guess.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5BP%5D%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FuTUdbCE.png%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%5BBR%5D%5Bi%5D%22This Space For Rent.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
11|2|6|||1||RE%3A musicianship|VoidRandom||00:22:49|10/09/2020|One of my friends at university in 1st year was a trombone player.  He talked about a rarely seen document %28pre-Internet era%29 called the Low Brass Player%27s Creed which was supposedly entertaining in a large ego kind of way. I hadn%27t thought about it much since then%2C but this discussions brought it to min. Some search engine fu later we have%3A%0D%0A%28NSFW%29 https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20061013003054%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fstudents.washington.edu%2Fjhbell%2FLowBrassCreed.html%0D%0A%0D%0AAre any of you low brass players familiar with this%3F Is there any other document that purports to be a low brass players creed%3F I have %28very%29 vague memories of how it was described to me%2C and it wasn%27t quite this strong.%0D%0A%0D%0A-VR %0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%222%22%5DOTOH%2C he was a preacher%27s kid and it had possibly been toned down when described to him%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%22They copied all they could follow%2C but they couldn%27t copy my mind%2C %0D%0AAnd I left %27em sweating and stealing a year and a half behind.%22
12|3|11|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||00:28:50|10/09/2020|%3EAre any of you low brass players familiar with this%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ANever heard of it%2C but then%2C if it originated in 1999%2C I%27d been out of the game for nine years by then.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
13|4|12|||1||RE%3A musicianship|VoidRandom||02:23:43|10/09/2020|I first heard of it in %2784-85%2C assuming there isn%27t more than one.%0D%0A%0D%0A-VR %0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%222%22%5DThe benighted pre-Internet era%2C where memes got lost forever.%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%22They copied all they could follow%2C but they couldn%27t copy my mind%2C %0D%0AAnd I left %27em sweating and stealing a year and a half behind.%22
17|3|11|||||RE%3A musicianship|BlackAeronaut||10:47:42|10/10/2020|....%0D%0A%0D%0AThat thing is one gigantic run-on sentence.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt must be read by someone that can imitate The Scotsman from Samurai Jack.
14|2|6|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||15:52:53|10/09/2020|Along similar lines%2C I bought a brass instrument cleaning kit that arrived today%2C and it included this list.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DUseful Musical Terminology%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DAllegro%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Aask your doctor if it%27s right for you%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DAndante%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Awalking tempo%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DAndantino%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Aa man named Tino%2C walking%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DDa Capo%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Aa large Italian man who issues traffic citations%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DDiminuendo%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Agradually becoming boring%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DEspressivo%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Ato be ordered at Starbucks%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DForte%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Aloud%2Cto be used sparingly%2C such as every note ever written%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DLargo%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Aboring%2C I almost fell asleep just writing the word%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DLegato%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Alegs stuck in gelato%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DMaestro%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Aa mean%2C bossy man who drives a 1979 Toyota Corolla%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DMarching Band%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Anerds in formation%2C loud%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DPiano%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Azzz... zzzzzzzzz... see %27Largo%27%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DStaccato%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Aseparated%2C like musicians from money%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DViola%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0Aa bowed string instrument%2C aka %22kindling%2C%22 %22the ugly stepchild%2C%22 %22the dream crusher%2C%22 or %22Ursula%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
15|3|14|||||RE%3A musicianship|MuninsFire||19:45:15|10/09/2020|%3E%5Bb%5DViola%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%3Ea bowed string instrument%2C aka %22kindling%2C%22 %22the ugly stepchild%2C%22 %22the %0D%0A%3Edream crusher%2C%22 or %22Ursula%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich brings to mind%3A what%27s the difference between a violin and a viola%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThe viola will burn longer.
18|3|14|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Astynax||00:52:30|10/11/2020|%3EAlong similar lines%2C I bought a brass instrument cleaning kit that %0D%0A%3Earrived today%2C and it included this list. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI would not at all be surprised to discover that%27s where the list I ran across originated as well %28well%2C maybe not specifically brass instrument cleaning%2C but some sort of musical accessory or supply item anyway.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%5Bb%5DForte%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%3Eloud%2Cto be used sparingly%2C such as every note ever written %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AThis word will always remind me of the perennially forwarded band story about the tuba section and the 4 Fs on the sheet music.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%5Bb%5DViola%5B%2Fb%5D %0D%0A%3Ea bowed string instrument%2C aka %22kindling%2C%22 %22the ugly stepchild%2C%22 %22the %0D%0A%3Edream crusher%2C%22 or %22Ursula%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AThis writer was rejected by the Ursula of their dreams and this is petty revenge. Or so I choose to believe.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5BP%5D%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FuTUdbCE.png%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%5BBR%5D%5Bi%5D%22This Space For Rent.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
33|4|18|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Lime2K||20:59:10|10/12/2020|Here is that story%2C for those who%E2%80%99ve never seen it%3A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FfXSd2kb.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0A--------------%0D%0ALime2K%0D%0AThe One True Evil Overlord%0D%0A%5Bi%5D the tags only make the post better%5B%2Fi%5D
34|5|33|||||RE%3A musicianship|BlackAeronaut||08:26:53|10/13/2020|OMG THIS ONE.%0D%0A%0D%0AI recognized it the moment I saw that meme at the very top.%0D%0A%0D%0AOne of my most favorite things from Tumblr%2C and something I will reblog happily the moment I see it in my dashboard.
35|5|33|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Astynax||14:56:49|10/13/2020|That%27s the classic. I%27m not even a music geek and I appreciate the humor. Particularly %5Bi%5DColossal Foghorn Noise%5B%2Fi%5D%2C which also seems like a band name of some sort.%0D%0A%0D%0AI am fairly certain that 24 fortes would require a weirding module and a killing word though. %0D%0A%0D%0A%5BP%5D%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FuTUdbCE.png%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%5BBR%5D%5Bi%5D%22This Space For Rent.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
19|3|14|||||RE%3A musicianship|BZArcher||11:14:32|10/11/2020|Given I%27ve been getting back into playing the violin I sorta want to defend the Viola%27s honor%2C but...nah.
20|4|19|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||11:37:09|10/11/2020|%3EGiven I%27ve been getting back into playing the violin I sorta want to %0D%0A%3Edefend the Viola%27s honor%2C but...nah. %0D%0A%0D%0AMaybe we should have a movement to rename it the %22tenor violin%22. It would seem more respectable then. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0A--G. %0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
21|5|20|||||RE%3A musicianship|BZArcher||19:40:47|10/11/2020|Psssssh. If they wanted to be respectable they%27d be cellists.
22|6|21|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||22:02:54|10/11/2020|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Oct-11-20 AT 10:03 PM (EDT)]%3EPsssssh. If they wanted to be respectable they%27d be cellists. %0D%0A%0D%0ATo be fair%2C cellos are %5Bi%5Dinsanely%5B%2Fi%5D expensive.  Might as well just be a pianist at that point.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
23|7|22|||||RE%3A musicianship|dbrandon||11:42:27|10/12/2020|I%27ve had much better luck carrying my cello around on my back%2C though.  Hong Meiling%2C I%27m not.%0D%0A%0D%0Adbrandon
24|8|23|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||11:57:18|10/12/2020|%3EI%27ve had much better luck carrying my cello around on my back%2C though. %0D%0A%3E Hong Meiling%2C I%27m not. %0D%0A%0D%0AI would be incredibly paranoid about carrying around something so expensive but also fragile on my back. Or anywhere else%2C really%2C but especially on my back. %0D%0A%0D%0A--G. %0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
25|9|24|||||RE%3A musicianship|MuninsFire||12:16:42|10/12/2020|%3E%3EI%27ve had much better luck carrying my cello around on my back%2C though. %0D%0A%3E%3E Hong Meiling%2C I%27m not. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI would be incredibly paranoid about carrying around something so %0D%0A%3Eexpensive but also fragile on my back. Or anywhere else%2C really%2C but %0D%0A%3Eespecially on my back. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AFriend of mine is a fairly serious cellist who has taken them - yes%2C plural%21 because I don%27t know sane people - on aircraft before. Apparently the best way to manage this is to buy your cello a seat.
26|10|25|||1||RE%3A musicianship|The Traitor||12:33:33|10/12/2020|%22No - no%2C sir%2C the seat is for my - yes I understand it%27s not - no%2C sir%2C it doesn%27t have a passport - well no%2C sir%2C it%27s %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D going in the hold - because the last time I flew anywhere you guys burst my durasteel-framed suitcase - if you%27d just let me - because it%27s %5Bi%5Dworth more than the plane%5B%2Fi%5D-%22%0D%0A%0D%0AKaitlyn Hutchins%2C having this conversation in my head for some reason despite not to my knowledge being a cellist.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22She%27s old%2C she%27s lame%2C she%27s barren too%2C %2F%2F %22She%27s not worth feed or hay%2C %2F%2F %22But I%27ll give her this%2C%22 - he blew smoke at me - %2F%2F %22She was something in her day.%22 -- Garnet Rogers%2C %5Bi%5DSmall Victory%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AFiMFiction.net%3A we might accept blatant porn involving the cast of My Little Pony but as God is my witness we have %5Bi%5Dstandards%5B%2Fi%5D.
28|11|26|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Sofaspud||18:21:54|10/12/2020|%0D%0A%3EKaitlyn Hutchins%2C having this conversation in my head for some reason %0D%0A%3Edespite not to my knowledge being a cellist. %0D%0A%0D%0A%22And that is why I don%27t fly commercial any longer.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22You also know how many people with their own starships on hand%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22That%27s beside the point.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--sofaspud%0D%0A--
29|11|26|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||19:13:21|10/12/2020|%3E%22No - no%2C sir%2C the seat is for my - yes I understand it%27s not - no%2C %0D%0A%3Esir%2C it doesn%27t have a passport - well no%2C sir%2C it%27s %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D going %0D%0A%3Ein the hold - because the last time I flew anywhere you guys burst my %0D%0A%3Edurasteel-framed suitcase - if you%27d just let me - because it%27s %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5Dworth more than the plane%5B%2Fi%5D-%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EKaitlyn Hutchins%2C having this conversation in my head for some reason %0D%0A%3Edespite not to my knowledge being a cellist. %0D%0A%0D%0AShe isn%27t%2C but Devlin Carter is. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28To be fair%2C she could be having the exact same conversation about one of her vintage synthesizers.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
30|12|29|||||RE%3A musicianship|BlackAeronaut||19:37:12|10/12/2020|%3E%3E%22No - no%2C sir%2C the seat is for my - yes I understand it%27s not - no%2C %0D%0A%3E%3Esir%2C it doesn%27t have a passport - well no%2C sir%2C it%27s %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D going %0D%0A%3E%3Ein the hold - because the last time I flew anywhere you guys burst my %0D%0A%3E%3Edurasteel-framed suitcase - if you%27d just let me - because it%27s %0D%0A%3E%3E%5Bi%5Dworth more than the plane%5B%2Fi%5D-%22 %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EKaitlyn Hutchins%2C having this conversation in my head for some reason %0D%0A%3E%3Edespite not to my knowledge being a cellist. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EShe isn%27t%2C but Devlin Carter is. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28To be fair%2C she could be having the exact same conversation about one %0D%0A%3Eof her vintage synthesizers.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0A....  You said %22vintage%22 and my brain automatically went to the most Vintage of Vintage.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Moog Modular.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd thus I had the hilarious mental imagery of Kaitlyn trying to get that much kit into even two seats on a spaceliner.  Heh.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat said%2C though%2C I can%27t imagine Kaitlyn %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D treasuring a Moog Modular.  Especially if some of the the modules were custom built by Corwin and%2For Gryphon.
31|13|30|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||19:40:46|10/12/2020|%3E....  You said %22vintage%22 and my brain automatically went to the most %0D%0A%3EVintage of Vintage. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThe Moog Modular. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAnd thus I had the hilarious mental imagery of Kaitlyn trying to get %0D%0A%3Ethat much kit into even two seats on a spaceliner.  Heh. %0D%0A%0D%0AHeh.  I had in mind her ARP Odyssey%2C or possibly the Wavestation%2C but that is also a pretty amusing image.  %28As would be a Fairlight CMI or early Synclavier.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThat said%2C though%2C I can%27t imagine Kaitlyn %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D treasuring a %0D%0A%3EMoog Modular.  Especially if some of the the modules were custom built %0D%0A%3Eby Corwin and%2For Gryphon. %0D%0A%0D%0ASomewhere%2C she almost certainly has a setup as exactly like the one on the cover of %5Bi%5DSwitched-On Bach%5B%2Fi%5D as possible.  %28She... %5Bi%5Dmay%5B%2Fi%5D also have the costume. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
32|14|31|||||RE%3A musicianship|BlackAeronaut||20:04:02|10/12/2020|%3E%3EThat said%2C though%2C I can%27t imagine Kaitlyn %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D treasuring a %0D%0A%3E%3EMoog Modular.  Especially if some of the the modules were custom built %0D%0A%3E%3Eby Corwin and%2For Gryphon. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ESomewhere%2C she almost certainly has a setup as exactly like the one on %0D%0A%3Ethe cover of %5Bi%5DSwitched-On Bach%5B%2Fi%5D as possible.  %28She... %5Bi%5Dmay%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3Ealso have the costume. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AGiven how much she loves the pageantry involved in putting on a show and combined with her sense of humor%3F  This does not surprise me one bit.%0D%0A%0D%0AThough given her figure%2C she%27d make that shit look good.
27|10|25|||||RE%3A musicianship|dbrandon||14:21:18|10/12/2020|%3E%3E%3EI%27ve had much better luck carrying my cello around on my back%2C though. %0D%0A%3E%3E%3E Hong Meiling%2C I%27m not. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EI would be incredibly paranoid about carrying around something so %0D%0A%3E%3Eexpensive but also fragile on my back. Or anywhere else%2C really%2C but %0D%0A%3E%3Eespecially on my back. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EFriend of mine is a fairly serious cellist who has taken them - yes%2C %0D%0A%3Eplural%21 because I don%27t know sane people - on aircraft before. %0D%0A%3EApparently the best way to manage this is to buy your cello a seat. %0D%0A%0D%0AI did in fact do that myself once%2C on the way out to college for the first time.  Expensive.  There are also %5Bi%5Dextremely%5B%2Fi%5D heavy-duty cases designed for shipping%2C but they%27re almost as pricey as a cello.  Well%2C as expensive as %5Bi%5Dmy%5B%2Fi%5D cello%2C anyway.%0D%0A%0D%0Adbrandon
36|1|0|||1||RE%3A musicianship|BobSchroeck||22:09:36|10/14/2020|%3E I mean%2C who ever heard of the baritone horn%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Craises hand%3E  My dad owned one when I was a kid%2C and I played it in elementary school band for a couple-three years.  It%27s still in the family -- my sister all but demanded it when my dad passed away in 2009%2C and to the best of my knowledge she has it to this day%2C even though she%27s primarily a keyboardist.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat said%2C yours is in better condition%2C mostly%2C than ours is -- the bell on ours had seen better years and was a bit crumpled around the edge.  And it too had lost all its lacquer%3B the only places it still shone was where my hands %28emitting my metal-eating acidic sweat%29 regularly gripped it.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war.  We kill only out of personal spite.
38|2|36|||||RE%3A musicianship|Croaker||12:58:24|10/15/2020|I don%27t do bariton %5Bi%5Dhorn%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but I do play baritone %5Bi%5Dukulele%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhy%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ABecause my fingers are too short and stiff to play guitar properly%2C too fat for narrow-neck guitars%2C and other ukes are tuned differently %28about a fourth high%2C so a G chord becomes a C.%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASo now I play the Dark Uke. Four strings are a lot easier to manage and remember fingerings for than six%2C even if the F chord is STILL a b%2A%2A%2Ah and a half to play. %28I end up faking it half the time it%27s needed%2C and play in OTHER KEYS as much as possible.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m a folkie%2C not a band guy%2C so I play mostly to accompany myself or others singing%2C and it%27s a lot of fun. We used to have a group that would meet every Saturday at a really nice little Irish pub to sit down for a couple hours of jamming. %28Can%27t get together anymore%2C of course%2C and meeting online is %5Bi%5Djust%5B%2Fi%5D asynch enough that you can%27t have people play and sing %5Bi%5Dtogether%5B%2Fi%5D which was nine-eigths of the fun for me.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AOn the other hand%2C I went ahead this summer and sank a bit of our federal largesse into a new toy -- an eight-string baritone uke. It%27s kind of like playing a 12-string guitar%2C set up the same way%2C only with four doubled courses instead of six. Freaking %5Bi%5Dbeautiful%5B%2Fi%5D sound.
39|1|0|||||RE%3A musicianship|StClair||18:06:55|11/04/2020|Seen today else-forum%2C presented without further comment%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fus.v-cdn.net%2F5018289%2Fuploads%2Feditor%2Fn5%2Fczm1hcnra32z.png
40|2|39|||1||RE%3A musicianship|Gryphon||18:34:16|11/04/2020|%22From the author of %5Bi%5DMy Dad%27s Lipschitz%2C But My Ass Doesn%27t Sing%5B%2Fi%5D%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
41|3|40|||1||RE%3A musicianship|The Traitor||09:17:32|11/05/2020|%22In conventional trombones%2C you will find a pea in the spit valve. For the purposes of this playing technique%2C you will need to replace that pea with an aitch.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22She%27s old%2C she%27s lame%2C she%27s barren too%2C %2F%2F %22She%27s not worth feed or hay%2C %2F%2F %22But I%27ll give her this%2C%22 - he blew smoke at me - %2F%2F %22She was something in her day.%22 -- Garnet Rogers%2C %5Bi%5DSmall Victory%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AFiMFiction.net%3A we might accept blatant porn involving the cast of My Little Pony but as God is my witness we have %5Bi%5Dstandards%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5Di am not even a little bit sorry%5B%2Fsmall%5D