1)No you didn't because 2)that seems to be more the precept you're trying to put forth as his, than he is actually putting forth.UncleBeer wrote:Look, all I've done is call Lars' odd precept that "$ = 'special'" into question.
A handmade Nirchl is a great instrument, built to specifications determined before the thought of that tuba ever entered into your head. No matter what, you will be altering your technique to comply with those design schematics. The impression I get from Lars is that the tubas were built to suit his needs so that he could play on what was most efficient for him.
Personally, I've never played a tuba that didn't have to be worked against in some respect..if such a tuba existed, I would be more than willing to spend a half a year's salary on it(come on really.. people spend more on cars, so what's the big deal? We should consider ourselves lucky that tubas are so inexpensive). Lars has a couple of tubas that, to him, embody what tuba playing should be. And as Lars said, if you find the same with your Nirchl, then good for you! That's what tuba playing is all about. Either way, the cost is incidental to the instrument. My two tubas cost' $3,000 and $900..I came to these tubas through a combination of what I do with them and how much I make with them. There are, of course, instruments that are "better" than mine, but my life situation right now equates to ownership of these particular tubas. And you've got your Nirchl, and Lars has his Theins, and we're all happy(well, 2/3 of us seem to be).
So what's the point of being a jerk because you feel somebody paid too much for their tuba? Real "pro" attitude indeed.
(I assure you, I am.)