Hello from Alabama

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ConnMan88
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by ConnMan88 » (edited 2023-09-07 1:06 a.m.)

I'm posting this to try to get my three posts in. My name's Harrison, and I've started playing Trombone and Euphonium after a 15-or-so year hiatus. I've been playing a little over a year and a half now with my local community band (Euphonium) and orchestra (Trombone).
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ConnMan88
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by ConnMan88 »

I started playing Euphonium at age 12 and started learning Trombone at 15. I continued to play Trombone at the University of Tennessee through my Junior year, then got "too busy" (Read: burned out).
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ConnMan88
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by ConnMan88 »

My current instruments are a mid-2000s Conn 88HCL that's kinda ugly due to the bell being crumpled (and repaired) when it was in a gig bag and I was in a car wreck and extensive lacquer wear, but it plays beautifully, and I've been saving to have it fully restored. I also have an old Reynolds Contempora Euphonium that I got for $150 in college that again is ugly but plays well, and I recently got a Yamaha Neo compensating Euphonium that's like new.
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Conn100HGuy
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by Conn100HGuy »

Welcome aboard, ConnMan88 from Conn100HMan!
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officermayo
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by officermayo »

Where in Alabama are you?

I'm in Gadsden.
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Mikebmiller
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by Mikebmiller »

Can you play Rocky Top from memory?
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ConnMan88
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by ConnMan88 »

[quote="officermayo"]Where in Alabama are you?

I'm in Gadsden.[/quote]

I'm in the Madison/Huntsville area. We've got quite a few different community bands here, but I play with Madison Community Band and the Madison City Community Orchestra. There's also community bands in Huntsville, Athens, and Cullman.
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ConnMan88
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by ConnMan88 »

[quote="Mikebmiller"]Can you play Rocky Top from memory?[/quote]

I can play it in my sleep <EMOJI seq="1f923" tseq="1f923">🤣</EMOJI>