Brassman Bart: Fairest Of The Fair, by John Philip Sousa

 

Notes From The Brassman: "Let's try a little trivia contest this week. This week's music is a Sousa march, The Fairest of the Fair, composed in 1908. I have two questions, and please let me know if you think you know the answers, by leaving them in the comments at the bottom of the screen. The first question is for what event did Mr. Sousa compose this for, and the second question is what was his inspiration for writing this? Next week, I will tell you the answers. Whoever gets it right, gets bragging rights for their knowledge of music history, and if you need to look up the answer, that's ok, it's a learning experience. Producing the audio for this video required me to use all 18 tracks available with Audacity, including the metronome track. Most parts were played using my 1912 vintage euphonium, which you see in the video. Tuba part was played on my 1924 vintage Climax brand American made tuba, and percussion was covered with cowbell, tambourine, triangle, and cymbal. I believe we played this in the Air Force Band that I performed with way back in the 1970's, and have also played it in the Iowa Military Veterans' Band more recently. Just to see how many people read my notes to the end, here is one more question: I added a part that J.P. Sousa didn't write in the original version. Tell me what part I added, and you will have expert bragging rights. All parts are performed by me, using Audacity multi track virtual recorder. Please enjoy this video, please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart"

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Up The Chimney They Go

                                                                  Back To The Old Grind!

Death And Disease At A Union P.O.W. Camp, History Underground

Weekend Steam: Anybody Speak German?

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 Am 9. Februar 1996 geht die Stromlinienlok 01 1102 auf Lastprobefahrt auf großer Runde. Meiningen, Eisenach, Neudietendorf, Arnstadt, Oberhof und zurück nach Meiningen. Geplant war die Zulassung für 150 km/h Höchstgeschwindigkeit. Zwischen Eisenach und Neudietendorf werden kurzeitig 167 km/h erreicht. Viel Spaß beim Anschauen. Hier mehr zu Stromlinienloks: https://www.ekshop.de/dvd-cd/dvd/Bahn...

On February 9, 1996 the streamlined locomotive 01 1102 goes on a load test drive on a large tour. Meiningen, Eisenach, Neudietendorf, Arnstadt, Oberhof and back to Meiningen. It was planned to be approved for a top speed of 150 km / h. Between Eisenach and Neudietendorf, 167 km / h are briefly reached. Have fun watching. More about streamlined locomotives here:

Brassman Bart: Colonel Bogey March...

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 Giant diesel generator engine was from the Auteuil racecourse "hippodrome" (france)

Moteur Duvant turbo diesel 9VOS 1600CV, 330 ltr, 34 tonnes, 9 cylinders, 4 valves/cyl, 6 meters long.

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Few Do So Well For So Long

W.T. Rawleigh was born in 1870 and started out making ink for his schoolmates at age 15. He went into business at 18. By 1915 there were about 2000 Rawleigh men selling his products around the country. We have used Rawleigh's Salve forever, it seems. It is great on chapped hands and lips, and softens the bottom of your feet. A veterinarian who got in my truck one day picked up my can that lived on the truck's seat and remarked that you "could heal just about anything with this."  Mr. Rawleigh passed away in 1951 and  his likeness has recently been taken from the familiar can. 

 The tin of salve now holds 1/2 ounce less of the product, but the can lid now comes off with a twist, and that is a nice improvement. Save those old tins; they might be valuable collector items in another century or two! We should all do as well as W.T. Rawleigh.  Back To The Old Grind!

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How Does A Barberchair Happen?

 Here is a great example of a barberchair, and the guys cutting this tree had no idea it was coming. There are a couple of factors that contributed. The opening in front of the hinge was too narrow. The opening should allow the tree to rotate downward on the hinge nearly to the ground. When the butt of the log hits the stump, the tree will stop motion, rip the hinge apart, or the log will split lengthwise, making a barberchair. You will often see long fibers on big stumps, and that is caused by the narrow opening. The other problem was that the loggers were aggressively pounding wedges in the back cut while the hinge wood was too thick. They may have started the lengthwise crack, but the tree started over with a hinge that was much too thick, and then the opening closed. 

Make your face in front of the hinge at 70 to 90 degrees, make your hinge the right thickness before cutting the backstrap, use wedges to stabilize the tree, and then to tip it over. Know your escape routes if your plan falls apart.