Buying a horn from a stranger?

termite · Post by **termite** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:10 pm

G'day all

I successfully bought a tuba from an overseas seller using an escrow service.

I don't necessarily reccomend this but where I live the ONLY tubas you can buy are Besson/Boosey&Hawkes, Yamaha, Jupiter and just recently some enterprising soul has started bringing in Werils and St. Petersburgs. A couple of shops list a some of the B&S models but don't carry any in stock - you order one and take pot luck.

Regards

Gerard

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:39 am

Bob1062 wrote: He is supposedly in Lewisville, TX 75067.

I might just take Amtrak. Does anyone know what major city that is near?

The Texas Eagle goes from Chicago (easy for me to get there by public transportation) to Texas.

Texas Eagle to Dallas via St Louis. Then 3 hour ride north to Lewisville via routes 059 or 001, and 102. That's what the computer says. Bon voyage! as they say down there.

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:52 am

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Bon voyage! as they say down there.[/quote]

If you say that in TX you are likely to get a strange look. More like, "Have a nice trip and don't get stuck or nothin'."

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:09 am

Bob1062 wrote:He is supposedly in Lewisville, TX 75067.

I might just take Amtrak. Does anyone know what major city that is near?

Lewisville is a fringe suburb of Dallas that is between Dallas and Denton. You'd save a lot of time if you can recruit the assistance of someone in that area to ferry you around, if it comes to that. If that someone is a tuba player, you can have help with a second opinion, too. Tuba players will do a lot for free dinner and beer.

Rick "no longer a resident of north Dallas" Denney

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:16 am

tubashaman wrote:Lewisville has some nice areas

however isnt the 191 a recently new horn, so why would they sell it?

The 191 has been out for 6-8 years, I believe, and possibly 10+.

Nice tubas, for sure.

But heck, I've seen tubas bought and sold again on the used market within a matter of months of their release...1291 etc.