YBIC after Grand Rapids
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windshieldbug
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Re: YBIC after Grand Rapids
Production for many models had been moved to Boehm and Meinl in Germany for decades, so I wonder how much product was actually done in NY and how much was selling off existing stock when Grand Rapids was closed for the other models. The simplified product line would seem to support this.
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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tbonesullivan
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Re: YBIC after Grand Rapids
Is there any information out there on what happened with the tooling, designs, and other items? I don't know if they actually had mandrels for bells that big though, which were probably all made from sheet brass. It's just such a shame that such a great brand of brass instruments pretty much faded into the ether, while at the same time pretty much EVERY company that makes tubas has to make a York CC "Chicago" style tuba.
Yamaha YBB-631S BBb Tuba, B&H Imperial Eb Tuba, Sterling / Perantucci 1065GHS Euphonium
Yamaha YBL-621 RII Bass Trombone and a bunch of other trombones
Yamaha YBL-621 RII Bass Trombone and a bunch of other trombones