Nirschl J-700 debate
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iiipopes
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Re: Nirschl J-700 debate
I'm with bloke about all the reasons NOT to get rotary tubas for high school band.
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Mitch
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Re: Nirschl J-700 debate
Sffz - it's worth your while to look into what would be involved in getting the W Nirschl horns.
I played the prototype of this horn at MidWest in Dec 2007 and was awfully impressed. I thought it to be a very free-blowing, resonant horn. I remember thinking that any school that had a section's worth of those horns couldn't possibly blame a poor tuba section on the equipment. The joints looked clean and straight, the horn seemed tight, the valves tight and smooth. I was impressed, honestly, especially considering the bulk of the "student-level tuba" market, for which it seems $5,000 gets you a $2,000 horn with a $3,000 up-charge. I specifically remember thinking that if they priced it right, they'd overtake the market in no time. If I remember correctly, that prototype came out of the facility where the horns were to be built; the quality seemed to be on a par with any other European-built horn.
One thing that's changed is that (from what I recall) the original plans were going to have the horns built in India, whereas now I guess they're coming out of Brazil.
According to Richard Barth last year, the "street price" was supposedly going to be aiming for a price sub-$5,000. It's DEFINITELY worth exploring.
(I've been pestering him, as I'd like to see what it would cost to get my hands on a valveset for my 6/4 Martin. If they were competitive on that, they'd overtake that market, as well, I think.)
I played the prototype of this horn at MidWest in Dec 2007 and was awfully impressed. I thought it to be a very free-blowing, resonant horn. I remember thinking that any school that had a section's worth of those horns couldn't possibly blame a poor tuba section on the equipment. The joints looked clean and straight, the horn seemed tight, the valves tight and smooth. I was impressed, honestly, especially considering the bulk of the "student-level tuba" market, for which it seems $5,000 gets you a $2,000 horn with a $3,000 up-charge. I specifically remember thinking that if they priced it right, they'd overtake the market in no time. If I remember correctly, that prototype came out of the facility where the horns were to be built; the quality seemed to be on a par with any other European-built horn.
One thing that's changed is that (from what I recall) the original plans were going to have the horns built in India, whereas now I guess they're coming out of Brazil.
According to Richard Barth last year, the "street price" was supposedly going to be aiming for a price sub-$5,000. It's DEFINITELY worth exploring.
(I've been pestering him, as I'd like to see what it would cost to get my hands on a valveset for my 6/4 Martin. If they were competitive on that, they'd overtake that market, as well, I think.)