LowBrassman

I seriously doubt that it was anyone from PR's staff. They were all carrying equipment and screens off of the field at the conclusion of the performance. All of The staff entered via the air lock with the corps. Some stayed on the field level and others went up to the staff viewing area. Posts like these drive me nuts. Never enough information leaving way to much room for spectulation for the imaginative minds found on this forum. FYI...each DCI badge has an ID number associated with it. It is right on the front of ID badge along with the units name. Next time, and hopefully you won't ever have to, get a number and a name and turn it into the corps director.

Chuck, I'm back home off the road for a while and just wanted to write and thank you for the quality of your review. It is always enjoyable to read your impressions. I wish that more people would approach their reviews in the same manner. It would be so much more enjoyable to read them. Again... nice job Regards, Dave Cooksey Retired DCI Brass Judge Phantom Regiment Brass Staff 02,03,05

Wade, Thanks for the very informative and historical response. I have very fond memories of the group from Hutchinson. I remember listening to the line in Kansas City first tour in 1982 when I was teaching Madison's lowbrass section. I always thought that they played with a great deal of heart. Pretty nice bottom sound if I recall correctly. I will eagerly await the results of your measurements. I will also see what I can do to help you out with your parts issue. Being that Phantom Regiment plays exclusively on King instruments, I get to work closely with the Conn - Selmer folks on various projects concerning their marching brass line of instruments. No promises but I will check into it for you. Warmest Regards, Dave

Thanks for the photo's they are FANTASTIC. I particularly like the comparison between the CC and the F. So the question remains what is the bore size of the K90? Somewhere around .700" Kings standard bore for their tuba's these days is .734" .

Who of you out there in cyberland has a good picture of a King K-90 Contra? This instrument has gained almost mythical status among those who have played it. Please share any photos you might have of this great instrument with the rest of the world. Idea's Action photos: K-90's at work Section Photo's: K-90's at play Side profile photos of instrument

The 92 section played extremely well. The section sound from those 16 K-90's was AWESOME. Judged them, loved them....

Do you know the bore size of the K-90?

These are some great stories. Does anyone know what the bore size and bell size was/is on the K-90? I recently discovered that the new Yamaha BBb's tuba's have a .728 bore size with a 21" bell. Is this comparable to the K-90? All Hail SAK

Where have all of the old King K-90 Contra's gone? These were truely great instruments in a time when G bugles were less than wonderful from a craftsmanship standpoint. If you happen to be fortunate enough to own or play one let us hear from you. All Hail SAK

Baylor University ( sic em Bears ) is located in beautiful :sshh: WACO, TX. Waco is also home to such things as The Texas Rangers Hall of Fame Museum. It is also where the drink Dr Pepper was invented. Trivia for the sake of Trivia is still just Trivia. All Hail SAK

Contact J.D. Shaw via e-mail through the Phantom Regiment website. Plead your case directly with him. J.D. is a very kind and caring person. He will tell you that he has the heart of a child............. IN A JAR ON HIS DESK! All Hail SAK!

Excellent review.... Bravo for your efforts. Thank You ^OO^

Do the research and find out for yourself.

Do the research and find out.

Do the research and find out.

Each brass instrument played by the Phantom Regiment this summer had KING engraved on the bell not UMI. Secondly UMI is actually Selmer-Conn which is owned by Steinway. So if you want to get really technical about things Phantom Regiment plays on Steinways. :-) Check it out... It's true, It's true

It is Cello... The intent of the instrument was to fill the space between the upper lead baritone voice and French Horns. The instrument itself looked like a mini-baritone. You could almost call it a pocket-baritone. Perhaps a backpack-baritone would be more accurate.

No the tenor player wasn't Swanny" - Thank goodness. It was one of the guys right next to him.

The tenor player in question was not injured. His harness broke early on in the performance. I see that Bluestarscg and I were replying at the same time. The tenor player unfortunately had his t-bar break away from the harness. He had to carry the broken thing all the way through the performance. Also not good to have one from the center of the section have his equipment break. This guy plays a serious set of tenors.

Considering that 2 valve baritones were not legal until 1978. I believe that somewhere around 1979 and 1980 euphoniums started to make the scene. There was alot of experimentation at that time with various low brass instruments... example DEG' s "Trombonium" <**> debuted by Madison in 1979 and the "Cellophone" debuted by Phantom Regiment.