Thread: Going to NZ - Anyone got any ideas??

Not yet, but you never know
They are definitely the most inconsistent lot in the band.

Whos your conductor?

Ill see if i can scam a seat. I have my A.MUS and B.MUS and B.ED

Several state and national solo and band titles,,,,,,,,, please let me come


Cheers
Wazza

Ive sent you a PM mate.

Thanks for the offer.

Cheers.

If your going for a board then go to Cardrona, it is the better of the mountains in the area, Coronet Peak is boring (if your any good it is, alright for a day) but it is the closest to Queenstown. Cardrona is about 45min away. Heard Remarcables is good but road was closed when i was there.

Ah ha! More Brass players!

Me... I'm a Tuba player. EEb is my main instrument but I have been known to play BBb... (which is a bugger of an instrument to go marching with!!!).

As for what to do... Well, there's plenty to do in & around Christchurch by foot/bus. However, if you've got use of a 4x4 then head out to Queenstown as there's a number of routes you can do out there. Arrowtown, Macetown & the run over the hills and down by the Nevis River.

If you want something a little closer then go north to Hanmer Springs as there's a few routes through the Molesworth Station you can do.

Obviously... It's all going to be dependant on the time of year, etc...

Ahhh... Just see when you're going. Most of the tracks will probably be shut.

Hey ho.

you can probably go skiing instead then.

M

Originally Posted by camel_landy

Ah ha! More Brass players!

Me... I'm a Tuba player. EEb is my main instrument but I have been known to play BBb... (which is a bugger of an instrument to go marching with!!!).

I know that feeling. spent alot of years marching with a BBb Sov. now i play a nice Yamaha Maestro EEb. nice horn so much better response to a Sov.

Cheers

Wazza

Hmmmm.... I've played some really nice instruments in the past....

Where I used to live, was just around the corner from the Boosey & Hawkes factory and a few of my mates had parents that worked there.

The EEb that I played for a while started off life as a reject... It was pulled off the shelf by my mates dad, turned into a large bore, 19" bell, decent compensating valves... The list goes on. Thing is, every time it had another 'mod' it had another dunk in the silver bath.

It is still a lovely instrument to play but it is by far the heaviest EEb I have ever come across. Thing is... It's also one of the hardest EEb basses to get to 'rip' as you just get a solid wall of sound out of it.

M