Mark Time Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Can anyone out there list the marching bands in Texas that use over-the-shoulder (contra bass style) marching tubas instead of Sousaphones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 now that i think about it ive never seen a HS texas marching band use contras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Yeah, I can't name any off the of my head either. For some reason contras are fairly common in the Midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinrh Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 oooh i saw a band at san antonio (i think it was for state) and they had contra baritones...haha they had them on their shoulders like contra tubas...it was pretty sweet! Â we thought we were getting 4 valve sousaphones, but i guess not? since the company closed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinHorn Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Weatherford I heard does, though I may be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Master Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Edinburg High School in the valley has contra tubas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barisaxy08 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I know Carmel used marching tubas when they won GNs but that's the only time I've seen a high school band use those kinda tubas...they must be a killa... Â like carrying a fat kid to a lunch line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 lol i think it would suck to have to use one of those after a few hours of marching with a sousa i get tired and it seems that it be harder to do it with a contra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSUMusician Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I've seen a few schools out in West Texas use them, just can't think of the names. Carmel and Avon use them. I can't really think of any other ones. Trust me, I've carried one; A Contra is one bad Sucka! A ten-minute wall-stand holding a 45 pound instrument with 3/4 or the weight above the center pivot is NOT FUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinHorn Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I've seen a few schools out in West Texas use them, just can't think of the names. Carmel and Avon use them. I can't really think of any other ones. Trust me, I've carried one; A Contra is one bad Sucka! A ten-minute wall-stand holding a 45 pound instrument with 3/4 or the weight above the center pivot is NOT FUN! But you are never more hardcore than when you march with a Contra. Even the abbreviation of it sounds awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke_dawg_08 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 i've carmel, avon, centerville, and center grove can't really think of any other's and i have never seen a band in texas use contvertibles, that would be amazing if i got to march one on high school...darn you midwest bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy08 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I've only seen two bands ever use them, but I cannot think of their names...maybe it'll come to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh Phoenix Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 that band we saw at san antonio was harlingen gavin. and we are getting those new tubas, go check your myspace bulletins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Master Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 QUOTE (Shiloh Phoenix @ Jan 7 2007, 04:54 PM) that band we saw at san antonio was harlingen gavin. and we are getting those new tubas, go check your myspace bulletins. harlingen doesn't have contras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinrh Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 i was talking about contra baritones...they were on their shoulders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh Phoenix Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 maybe harlingen south? I know I saw a band in all red with like 15 contra tubas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinrh Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 and i saw a band not in all red with contra baritones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 lmao nice so contra has a better sound then sousa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Without question! They sound way better, becuase there's more detail in the horn. the sousa is less personable. Â and it's not as bad as it seems to the common eye. i mean if you've marched a sousa you can march a contra. Depending on if ur band liked to do alot of horns up and horns down though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarinetrocks Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 i only know carmel HS used them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Avon & Center Grove use them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel_pablo Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Ben Davis uses them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 i remember seeing that school from the valley, at SA. I think they had the contras that are interchangeable. You can use it as a concert tuba and a contra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjakeup Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 i remember seeing that school from the valley, at SA. I think they had the contras that are interchangeable. You can use it as a concert tuba and a contra. when i was a little kid i thought thats how it was done, but then again i thought bananas came from a factory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 LOL... I use to think alotta things too, some that i dont wanna mention even Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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