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Enterprising Kid
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:02 pm
by Chuck(G)
All right, it's a trombone and not a tuba thread, but I had to smile when I read this story in the local fishwrapper:
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/ ... .0721.html
If he shows up on my doorstep, I'll invite him in to play duets.
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 11:24 am
by MartyNeilan
If you read further down, it mentions he was "relieved" of the school's $4000 trombone. HUH? Do they have a gold plated Shires or something?
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:01 pm
by Chuck(G)
MartyNeilan wrote:If you read further down, it mentions he was "relieved" of the school's $4000 trombone. HUH? Do they have a gold plated Shires or something?
Maybe a little inflation going on there.
Knowing the instrument budget for Eugene 4J schools, I suspect that a zero was added. Yamaha seems to be the brand of choice in most of the 4J district.
Probably nothing more exotic than a YSL-446G.
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 2:19 pm
by ThomasDodd
MartyNeilan wrote:If you read further down, it mentions he was "relieved" of the school's $4000 trombone. HUH? Do they have a gold plated Shires or something?
I cannot imagine any school using horn like that. I just looked at WW&BW. The most expensive student horn they have is
this for $1500.
This is the most expensive intermediat horn, and only lists for $1575. And most of their Professional horns are less than $3000.
No way a school is using $4000 horns. I doubt they even have tubas worth that, unless they paid list price.
Re: Enterprising Kid
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 2:50 pm
by Dan Schultz
Great story! Trombones are low brass.. that's close enough for me. I'm sending him $5 and challenge others on the board to do the same. Maybe he'll raise enough money to go to jazz camp AND get a descent 'bone of his own. In case you didn't see the article, Kevins's address is:
Kevin Coatsworth
898 Welcome Way
Eugene, OR 97402
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:51 pm
by Chuck(G)
That's very classy of you, Dan! I'm sure he'll be grateful and quite surprised.
In case anyone's interested, here's OFAM's web site:
http://www.ofam.org/