Date:         Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:44:00 -0700
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Well I was speaking of the concert tuba, though I have more than one
of each. (so sad....  ;^)

Man I thought the dude in my HS band, who carried his bari sax back
and forth to school, on his bike was pushin' it!

If memory serves correctly, my uncle (as you did) took his sousaphone
on his bike. My old man played tuba too. Not sure if he tried the same
thing. Likely he did though. Yah tuba, especially concert size (4/4 or
5/4) would be a Biaaaatch on a bike.

Although I've never ridden with a tuba/sousaphone on my bike, years
ago, I used to walk through downtown from work to noon hour dixie gigs
with a case-less Tuba (smaller 3 valve) slung over my shoulder. Funny
things is no one seemed to care. Of course these days they might think
it a WOMD. Unlike my golf clubs, which are weapons of grass
destruction!

Neil.


On 6/26/07, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote:
> What...a Concert Tuba or a Sousaphone?  Forty years ago I did carry either
> one when I rode a bike to high school (about two miles).  Naturally, the
> Sousaphone was easier to carry (it was fiberglass too).  OTOH, the Concert
> Tuba was a b*tch, but I had a custom carrier built onto the bike thanks to
> my ever handy father (rip).  Oh to have a digital camera back then for those
> photo ops! :-}
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> ***********************************
> On 6/26/07, mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > (Although not for everyone. i.e. I carry musical instruments....
> > > sometimes a *TUBA*.... to work)
> > >
> >
> >
> > What? you can't carry that on your back while riding a bike?
> >
> >
> > ;]
> >
> > --
> > mordo
> > 1990 Carat
>


--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil