# Intro and I'm a little confused

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**Created:** [December 31, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intro-and-im-a-little-confused/1012379 "2024-12-31T06:26:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intro-and-im-a-little-confused/1012379/52 "2024-12-31T22:59:19Z")

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I had not been aware of the tuba thread nor the tuba project. Tres cool! To avoid further hijack, here’s the cite to there:

> [@The $100 Makerspace Tuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-makerspace-tuba/1002381):
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> I play tuba. Or rather, I used to, decades ago. I don’t play any more, because who actually has their own tuba? But what I do have, is access to a makerspace. Several of them, in fact. And so, some years ago, I decided I would make my own tuba. My goal is to be able to do the whole thing on a budget of $100 or less, which would be a big deal, given that a new tuba usually costs more like $10,000. Once it’s done, I plan to share the full design online. It’s been a long time in the making,…

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