Things have been a bit quiet on the recording front lately, but I’ve not been sitting around doing nothing…

I’ve dug my tubas out of mothballs and have resumed playing after a 5-year break; I have a good front-action EEb instrument, and a battered 3-valve BBb, which is also front-action, and has quite variable intonation, but it cost me £150 on eBay, so I’m not complaining. It’s also my “outdoor” tuba for playing in bad weather…

I used to play a fair amount of jazz on tuba, as well as playing with a brass band but at the moment I’m simply working on the fact that my lungs and lips are in a shocking state and I can’t sustain long notes even at medium volume! My first goal is to get my lip back to a level whereby I can go and play with the Moseley Village Band - but no doubt the loud farty instruments will find their way onto recordings as well.