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OK, no one else has said anything about this here, so...

I visited the Deg Music site to look for some specs and noticed the absence of the Weril logo. Curiosity aroused, I called Deg and learned that, effective January 1, 2006, they are no longer distributor for Weril products.

Turns out the Weril has decided to distribute directly to US and Canadian dealers through a recently formed North American sales operation run by Mr. Allan Ash, who is based in Toronto, CA. Plans are to open a distribution center somewhere in Florida. There are some press releases on the Weril.com US web page. Weril states that it wants to have closer relationships with its dealers.

I was told that DEG still has some Weril tubas and baritones. Among them are a J680 CC version, and a one of the 4/4 sizes 980 tubas (don't recall the specific model numbers).

Interested parties should contact their Weril dealers. I know that Dave Fedderly, Joe "Bloke" Sellmansberger, Lee Stofer, and Steve Ferguson handle this brand.

Thanks, Alex -- this is the first I'd heard about it! Maybe it'll be easier now to get one of those elusive J682 E-flats ...

I suppose that depends to a large extent on how many folks might be interested in buying the Eb version. There were a couple of threads a few months back where we discussed this. DEG was not importing the 4v Eb into the US while there were a few of the 3v models (330 series?) floating around.

You might want to give this guy a call. He's the new sales manager for Weril North America

800-478-7010
Alllan Ash

My sense is that they're still trying to get their act together but letting him know what folks might want certainly won't hurt. If he's able to get one in, I'm sure one of the folks listed above will help you get it done.

Alex F.