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  • Posted by Teddy Tench December 12, 2011 - Filed in Arts & Culture - #music  #orchestra  #brass  #TV  #interesting  - 177 views

    We should all try to watch/record a TV programme that features Playmusic member Andy Taylor, who built the tuba that appears on Scrapbook Orchestra. The programme is repeated on BBC 4 Wed 14 Dec 19:30 and Thu 15 Dec 02:00. It's well worth watching, even if you're not normally into orchestral music.

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  • Tony Andrews
    Tony Andrews I watched it last night Teddy - very interesting programme which seemed to make the instrument makers once again analyse what's required to make an orchestral instrument. Whilst some of the results looked quite 'hard' to play (what do you expect from scra...  more
    December 12, 2011
  • Simon Croft
    Simon Croft Andy Taylor of Taylor Tumpets no less! A fantastically talented musical instrument maker - and a great guitarist as well. I only caught the last hour but I've put it on record to watch the rest of it.
    December 12, 2011
  • andy mills
    andy mills A great guitarist and great saxophonist – and now the worlds finest tuba maker. Is there no end to Mr Taylor’s talents. A true renaissance man!
    December 13, 2011
  • Simon Croft
    Simon Croft Suffice to say, he's a mean trumpet player as well!
    December 13, 2011