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I've used a heating pad for this purpose. See also [link] for method for outdoors marching bands. |
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Simply fill the tubing of the instrument with a
volatile hydrocarbon (anything from butane
to octane) and introduce an ignition source;
et viola ! Instant warming. |
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The obvious solution is a flame fed by the player's exhalations, which still contain 4/5 of the oxygen as ambient. Tuba gets too cold, flip a switch and light it up for a few seconds. |
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The first trumpet lesson I ever had started by putting the trumpet on the radiator. This seems more portable though. [+] |
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Perhaps an electric heating element embedded in the mouthpiece rim. |
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Yes, because electric heating elements, moisture-rich
environments, and bare skin all play so well together. |
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Modulated pulses would help lip contractions for those high notes, Shirley? |
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The interior tubing of a brass instrument of any type tends to be warmed by the approximately isothermal exhalation of the player. |
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The difficulty comes when the player is asked to keep silent for long stretches of time in a cold ambient environment, then play an unwarmed instrument. |
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Simply pass a current between mouthpiece
and bell via terminal clips. |
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A safe low voltage would be used as the bulk
resistance of the instrument will be low - an
ohm or less. 20 Amps should be enough - a
modified arc welder would be suitable. |
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What's the electrical resistance of a tuba? |
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[+] Comfort wise, it's a great idea for those cold mornings but it has been my experience that warming up the instrument takes roughly the same amount of time regardless of the ambient temperature. |
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If you play your horn for 15 minutes in any temperature/condition, it will be ready to go. Even in warmer conditions, you have to blow your horn for a while just to warm up yourself as well as the instrument. |
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//(anything from butane to octane)// |
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This could greatly increase the range and versatility of the Gas-Tuned Trumpet (see top right of screen) too. |
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Many eons ago, I had a dorm-neighbor who played the
tuba; he claimed that it was necessary for him to play
sustained notes for 45 minutes just to get his "lips loose." |
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Despite numerous complaints from other floor residents, he
persisted in doing this at 7am before going to band
practice. It didn't bother me because A) I rarely sleep, and
B) that was the height of my comp shooting days and I
always had 33db earplugs close at hand. |
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//This invention allows the musician to "warm up" more quickly.// |
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Sorry, I think you would need a "Heated Musician Case" for that :) |
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