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Cerveny Advertisement
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:32 pm
by Liberty Mo
I have seen this Cerveny add for a few years now. I'm curious if it is staged or if the guy in it is a genuine tuba craftsman. Any ideas who he is or what tuba he is holding?
Yeah, I know it doesn't matter, but its a Friday before a holiday...and things are slow.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:42 pm
by chipster55
I've seen it in the catalogs from WWBW, too, and wondered how he could play with all that beard & moustache
It's slow here today, too.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:59 pm
by WakinAZ
where are the valve paddles?
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:40 pm
by MikeMason
Hey MO, didn't you sell your 5 valve 2341 in your avatar? I was one of the stupid people scared off by the heavy tarnish when it was on ebay.....
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:46 pm
by iiipopes
WakinAZ wrote:where are the valve paddles?
I had the same question when I saw the ad.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 4:23 pm
by Liberty Mo
MikeMason wrote:Hey MO, didn't you sell your 5 valve 2341 in your avatar? I was one of the stupid people scared off by the heavy tarnish when it was on ebay.....
Mike,
I sold my King in March and bought a new Edwards bass bone. I kick myself in the *** for that every day now. I ended up making about $2k from my original investment on ebay, but that was a once in a lifetime tuba....
I'm now looking for a new tuba....there is a great Holton BBb for sale right now
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 4:24 pm
by Liberty Mo
WakinAZ wrote:where are the valve paddles?
My interpretation was that the guy is supposed to be some Eastern European old world craftsman and that he was the one in the process of hand crafting the tuba, hence he had yet to install the paddles???
Total BS, but that was my interpretation.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 4:48 pm
by windshieldbug
WakinAZ wrote:where are the valve paddles?
They used the metal from them for some o' them squeaky lil' horns in the background.
And the question isn't can this guy still play, it's whether or not you want to stand in front of his Harley...
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:17 pm
by windshieldbug
Bob1062 wrote:and why is his hand on the first slide like he's gonna play it?
That's where the hand throttle is!
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:23 pm
by WakinAZ
poseur? I'm thinking this dude probably is one of their techs or assemblers, certainly not from Central Casting. "Find me a scruffy European instrument maker type!"
Eric "who has never been influenced by this ad to buy a Cerveny" L.
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:25 pm
by tubaguy9
From the looks of how the valves face, they should be on the back!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:44 pm
by eupher61
Simply further proof that you MUST test a Cerveny before buying it.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:21 pm
by Chuck Jackson
The way the dollar is going, that may be all you get.