Monster Mash Ten Years Later

Here are some new verses written by me partly to get Tom Eshelman into the song, and partly to let you know what the good Doctor is up to these days. I found a more recent YouTube video (Monster Mash) since the previous video was pulled due to copyright violations.

Ten years later Tom wondered where I was
Eshelman had not heard from me, it gave him pause
All my web pages had vanished from sight
I was playing my Monster E nearly every night

(It's now an E) It's now a Monster E
(a triple E) hooked to a double B
(a double B) in tune in any key
('tweighs 83) It's now a Monster E

Some years back, the trumpet was out of tune
Brass Quintet replaced me with a double bassoon
No groups would have me, I was all alone
and then it hit me, I could build my own.

(Up in the shop) I burned the midnight 'erl
(I didn't chop) I gave Excel a whirl
(a new crop) in tune with no squirrel
(I didn't stop) it's a real pearl

I had to go build something old yet new
And my monster E was getting lonely too
I stayed up all night to design another one
A smaller Gronitz that won't weigh a ton

(It was an E) An itty bitty E
(a high high E) hooked to a single B
(a single B) in tune in every key
('weighs 23) a double belled Euphie

We play duets, in perfect well tempered harmony
Three bells shine in any mode of any key
We play duets by Bach, Henning, Self and Sear
Sometimes we make things up and play by ear

(It was an heir) only takes half the air
(I have to share) a duet takes a pair
(some people stare) others do not care
(it's unfair) I have two bells there

Bride of Frankenstein

Some of you go absolutely nuts over baritone horns that have two bells. Dr. Young has noticed this. Of course, he has also noticed that most of these horns have intonation problems. If you consider his tuba to be a "Frankenstein" monster, then you might call his soon to be completed double belled euphonium to be the "Bride of Frankenstein".

Some euphonium players seem to be more concerned with playing up very high. This new euphonium will be in Bb and E. The Bb has the conventional open notes for a Bb euphonium, and the E side will be about half the length (and almost an octave higher) than the conventional F side of a euphonium. It will have the same sort of fingering as his monster tuba does.