What ever happened to...

ai698 · Post by **ai698** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 11:38 am

...the new Conn F tuba? It was suppose to be in production a couple of years ago.

Steve Marcus · Post by **Steve Marcus** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 3:00 pm

The engineer at the Conn-Selmer booth at Midwest last December indicated, when asked about the Conn F tuba, that all R&D had been put on hold.

Rommel72 · Post by **Rommel72** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 3:04 pm

So that means that the prototype is probably sitting on a shelf collecting dust. What a shame.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 4:44 pm

...an entirely logical decision. While UMI may have seen a potential market in offering a CC, their stock-and-trade is still BBb.

How many Conn F's do you think would UMI get firm orders for? The US market just isn't that big.

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:54 pm

it's probably crated up and in a huge government warehouse next to the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones' whip, etc...............................................

imperialbari · Post by **imperialbari** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 6:47 pm

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