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Today, 11:39

MoominDave replied to a thread areas 2014 in The Rehearsal Room

And as I recall, it was found quite a challenge on both occasions?

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Yesterday, 20:11

DMBabe replied to a thread Flugel Question... in The Rehearsal Room

Brian, it might go in, but it might not come out, or will wobble around and will probably sound..... well....... at best, rough?

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Yesterday, 13:01

MoominDave replied to a thread English Nationals 2013 in The Adjudicators' Comments

I believe Kapitol supposedly have a few quid and also have experience running contests that appeal to the big bands...

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17.06.2013, 20:23

MoominDave replied to a thread Divided bands? in The Rehearsal Room

Weird priorities. Should think that that band will find itself needing a xylophone player shortly.

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12.06.2013, 14:02

MoominDave replied to a thread 1929 Belle Vue Presented Brighouse & Rastrick presentation cornet discovered in The Rehearsal Room

Callender's disbanded in 1961. Baxendale's was later known as "Denton Original", and survived until 1993. The current Denton band was originally the...

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11.06.2013, 13:52

MoominDave replied to a thread Fohqudill-Instruments in Classified Advertisements

Thanks for the info - sounds like the first trombone model will be a smaller tenor than the .547" bore that is usually used in modern brass bands -...

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11.06.2013, 13:25

MoominDave replied to a thread Fohqudill-Instruments in Classified Advertisements

Interesting! Best of luck with this new venture - it's always good to have a greater choice. What does the name mean? I can't puzzle it out... ...

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11.06.2013, 08:15

MrsC started a thread Dalkeith and Monktonhall (Scotland) in Recruitment Corner

Dalkeith and Monktonhall Band invite applicants for 2nd Baritone. Based on the outskirts of Edinburgh, the band currently competes in the...

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10.06.2013, 16:36

MoominDave replied to a thread English Nationals 2013 in The Adjudicators' Comments

So lucky them, the pragmatic and ideologically pure courses are the same for them. Not so for us, given where we stand.

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10.06.2013, 16:29

MoominDave replied to a thread English Nationals 2013 in The Adjudicators' Comments

Pragmatism vs ideology. Always a difficult call.

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10.06.2013, 16:12

MoominDave replied to a thread English Nationals 2013 in The Adjudicators' Comments

Could they get around that by transferring the ownership of the Nationals to BBE and then leasing it back to Kapitol in perpetuity for a peppercorn...

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10.06.2013, 15:03

MoominDave replied to a thread English Nationals 2013 in The Adjudicators' Comments

I don't see why the Welsh and Scottish qualifications ought to be made to have the same shape as the English qualification. They are after all much...

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08.06.2013, 12:38

MoominDave replied to a thread National finals 2013 test piece rumours. in The Adjudicators' Comments

Well, if you insist! http://vimeo.com/31950768 8 minutes 50 seconds to 9 minutes - please ignore the rather troubled trumpet moments beforehand -...

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08.06.2013, 12:13

MoominDave replied to a thread National finals 2013 test piece rumours. in The Adjudicators' Comments

'Tis true. There is no wrong place for a pedal G...

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07.06.2013, 14:15

MoominDave replied to a thread Which Czardas for Euphonium? in The Rehearsal Room

Bit of a funny key (euphonium C minor) - a tone up sits much better under the fingers. Can't recall whose version the trombone/euphonium D minor one...

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06.06.2013, 12:20

MoominDave replied to a thread English Nationals 2013 in The Adjudicators' Comments

Thanks for the link and explanation. What a mess!

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06.06.2013, 11:03

MoominDave replied to a thread Embou-Sure in theMouthPiece.com User Reviews

I see the covering is "less than 0.1 of a mm thick", according to the website. How much less is quite important, given that a 0.2 mm change in...

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06.06.2013, 10:32

MoominDave replied to a thread English Nationals 2013 in The Adjudicators' Comments

I'm not up to speed on the history of this suggestion. It's currently the All England International Masters, attracting a number of overseas and UK...

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05.06.2013, 10:59

MoominDave replied to a thread areas 2014 in The Rehearsal Room

Resurgam was used very recently for the second section - in 2011. Prior to that it had not been used at the areas since the 1952 championship...

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04.06.2013, 11:19

MoominDave replied to a thread Principal/Solo Euphonium players... in The Rehearsal Room

There's another chap who's in the middle of running with that idea - he gave up his career to spend 10,000 hours training to become a golf...

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03.06.2013, 16:27

MoominDave replied to a thread areas 2014 in The Rehearsal Room

Great piece - we were thinking of playing it for Leicester last year, but went with The Torchbearer in the end. Even 25 years on from its...

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03.06.2013, 16:21

MoominDave replied to a thread Rehearsal Nights in The Rehearsal Room

Kidlington Concert Brass - Mon/Thu 8-10

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03.06.2013, 16:20

MoominDave replied to a thread Principal/Solo Euphonium players... in The Rehearsal Room

The banding world is full of people who want to be principal euphonium players, but rather less full of those who want to be 2nd euphonium players,...

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27.05.2013, 21:55

MoominDave replied to a thread areas 2014 in The Rehearsal Room

Festival Music did a notably poor job of sorting the bands out in the top section in 2007. Personally, I'm glad that the policy of setting older...

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27.05.2013, 16:18

MoominDave replied to a thread Heavy Valve Caps in The Rehearsal Room

I have them on my Rath (not because I chose them, but because they were fitted by the previous owner). Bring your bone on tour on Wednesday, and we...

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27.05.2013, 16:11

MoominDave replied to a thread areas 2014 in The Rehearsal Room

Hard. Some big sop moments, including the quiet opening. Bit of a 'test piece', if you know what I mean - lots of running around, the obligatory...

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23.05.2013, 10:23

MoominDave replied to a thread Harry Lear in The Rehearsal Room

Excellent stuff. Humbling to hear of one doing it so well at such a young age. James Watson was born in 1952, so that would have been either 1963...

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21.05.2013, 11:52

MoominDave replied to a thread Weston Super Mare contest in The Adjudicators' Comments

We (or at least I) do try to list a reason for every disqualification we run across, where known. I don't know about everybody else, but the first...

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21.05.2013, 11:04

MoominDave replied to a thread Containers as bandroom storage solutions in The Rehearsal Room

I know people have used these as housing solutions - it works out very much more cheaply than bricks and mortar. Wikipedia has an article on it:...

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21.05.2013, 10:55

MoominDave replied to a thread Weston Super Mare contest in The Adjudicators' Comments

I've added a note to the relevant entry on brassbandresults documenting this. Does seem a strange thing to legislate against, it's true. I wonder if...

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