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    Tag: Instruments

    Rudolf Meinl

    Rudolf Meinl: His Origins, Life, and Instruments

      At the end of World War I the Austro-Hungarian Empire of which Bohemia was part was broken into a number of national states. The…

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    Jason Smith March 30, 2022
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    Gary Stewart

    LOOKING BACK: Highlights from the 1924 C.G. Conn Bass Catalog

    The following article is reprinted from the Spring 1989 Journal (Vol. 16, No. 3). In the late 19th century and early part of the 20th century, the…

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    Jason Smith March 28, 2022
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    NUTS AND BOLTS: Brace Yourself!

    Illustrations by Erin Wil Although seldom discussed, there is an area of horn construction that adds real personality to each model of horn. My comments…

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    Jason Smith March 27, 2022
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    NUTS AND BOLTS: How to Buy the Horn You Need When You Don’t Have Money

    When I was a kid, we had no money. I remember being told in grade school that if I wanted to go to college I…

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    Jason Smith March 25, 2022
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    Joe Sellmansberger

    NUTS AND BOLTS: Advice for Young Students: Choosing Your First Tuba

    Before any opinions or observations are expressed, you, the reader, might like to know something about the person who wrote what you are about to…

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    Jason Smith March 25, 2022
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    Conn-Mike Lynch

    LOOKING BACK: Conn’s 1924 Baritone and Euphonium Catalog

    In the Winter issue of the ITEA Journal we looked at a 1924 Conn catalog on “basses.” Here we feature excerpts from the 1924 Conn catalog for…

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    Jason Smith March 25, 2022
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    NUTS & BOLTS: FRANKENTUBA

    I never know exactly what FEDEX, UPS, The U.S. Postal Service, or Greyhound will be bringing my way! I built a custom horn (a four-piston,…

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    Jason Smith March 19, 2022
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    UPDATE ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE SOUSAPHONE

    There are at least two things I’ve learned since writing my article, “Marching through the Early History of the Sousaphone” (ITEA Journal 42:3, Spring 2015).…

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    Jason Smith March 18, 2022
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    HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS: Don’t Deride the Ophicleide by Clifford Bevan

    The way my maternal grandfather died was like this: Bill was a steam-powered, agricultural engine driver, retired by the time I knew him. I couldn’t…

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    Jason Smith February 13, 2022
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    Mike Roylance performing on the Harvard Tuba

    THE HARVARD TUBA (PART 2): Recounting its Glorious Restoration

    (last revised October 31, 2019) On June 28, 2019, I had the chance to sit down with Steve Dillon, owner of Dillon Music in New…

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