Modi (?)
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 6:45 pm
Hello. Long time listener. First time caller.
In all seriousness, I just purchased my own tuba for the first time in a very very long time. Because of financial restraints, and my unwillingness to get a second mortgage on my house, I went with a used BBb for cheap. It's not a bad horn, all things considered, but I can't for the life of me figure out who the manufacturer might be. It is stamped with "The Woodwind & The Brasswind" where the maker's mark should go, but no other indications except for a serial number, which doesn't really help.
I took my tuba to my local music store to get some light repairs performed upon it, and the instrument repair fellow said he thought it was a "Modi". Now, I've been around the block a few times, and I have never heard of that brand. Is somebody (anybody) familiar with it? Or is he just full of solid waste?
In all seriousness, I just purchased my own tuba for the first time in a very very long time. Because of financial restraints, and my unwillingness to get a second mortgage on my house, I went with a used BBb for cheap. It's not a bad horn, all things considered, but I can't for the life of me figure out who the manufacturer might be. It is stamped with "The Woodwind & The Brasswind" where the maker's mark should go, but no other indications except for a serial number, which doesn't really help.
I took my tuba to my local music store to get some light repairs performed upon it, and the instrument repair fellow said he thought it was a "Modi". Now, I've been around the block a few times, and I have never heard of that brand. Is somebody (anybody) familiar with it? Or is he just full of solid waste?