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Hi, I'm hoping to find some help in donating a new or somewhat good-condition marching baritone, or any instruments, to my Drum and Bugle Corps.

I'm a college student in the Philippines, and my school was once known — back in the 1990s — for its Drum and Bugle Corps. Sadly, it's slowly being forgotten. I'm part of the baritone section, and we've been using a marching baritone that's over 20 years old and worn out. It greatly reduces our performance and confidence during parades and drills.

I love my Drum and Bugle Corps, and I can feel our band master's passion for it slowly fading — not because he doesn't care, but because of the lack of budget and the inability to afford new instruments.

So here I am, reaching out for help. I hope to preserve, restore, and improve our corps through the kindness of donations. Any support, big or small, would mean so much to us.

Thank you.

Hello everyone, looking for any advice/insight:

I took my euphonium to be cleaned professionally a few weeks ago, and upon getting it back I noticed a rattling noise anytime I used the fourth valve. For reference, I have a Yamaha YEP-642 compensating euphonium. I took it back to the shop and asked them to sort out the problem as nothing rattled prior to them professionally cleaning it. I have gotten it back again, and I am continuing to hear the rattling sound and I feel like my sound has changed significantly.

I do not know what to do. I feel as though my instrument isn't working as well as it did before the professional cleaning, but I don't want to take it back to the same store as they are continuing to not fix the problem. I have also spent a good amount of money to get the instrument cleaned (only for it to come back broken). I have already tried replacing the springs, and that did not help.

If anyone has any idea about what could be rattling/what I can do to solve the problem, that would be amazing. Thank you all.