VMI Dealers
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This forum is for buying or selling your personal equipment. Sponsored selling is allowed as well. All ads are required to have the following information: Price (even for trades), brand, model, and location (City and State, for instruments, not accessories). It is acceptable to link to an external ad if you are promoting a sale of your personal equipment. No Ebay auctions, but "Buy It Now" listings are fine. Photos are HIGHLY suggested as well, and may be hosted on Google Drive, or elsewhere. If you see an ad that does not meet these criteria, please report it.
This forum is for buying or selling your personal equipment. Sponsored selling is allowed as well. All ads are required to have the following information: Price (even for trades), brand, model, and location (City and State, for instruments, not accessories). It is acceptable to link to an external ad if you are promoting a sale of your personal equipment. No Ebay auctions, but "Buy It Now" listings are fine. Photos are HIGHLY suggested as well, and may be hosted on Google Drive, or elsewhere. If you see an ad that does not meet these criteria, please report it.
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Eric B
- 3 valves
- Posts: 345
- Joined: Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:58 pm
- Location: Idabel, Oklahoma
VMI Dealers
I would like to play test a "Mel Culbertson-Neptune" without traveling a great distance. I've heard rave reviews of the instrument and I would like to see if it is a good fit for me. Are there any stores that carry this model within three hours of Texarkana, TX...Dallas, Little Rock, Alexandria, LA? I see that Brasswind has a used piston horn on sale for $5,599.00. If you own one and you live in my vacinity, I would love the opportunity to try yours.
Miraphone CC 186-4U
Weril 980S
Ibanez acoustic guitar
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Weril 980S
Ibanez acoustic guitar
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Michael Woods
- bugler
- Posts: 143
- Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:40 pm
- Location: San Antonio
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MikeMason
- 6 valves
- Posts: 2102
- Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:03 am
- Location: montgomery/gulf shores, Alabama
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Other than the big tuba retailers,as listed in the shops section of this site,you won't be finding any music stores with a Neptune in stock.It's just not cost effective to keep such and expensive,specialty instrument in stock at most retailers.Every day an expensive instrument sits in a store is money lost in interest or lost time/value of money.Most music stores can,however, order non-PT VMI products now.Your best bet is to find some folks in your area(Lee Hipp) who has one or go to the big tuba stores.Another option is to have one sent to you for playtest.You have to pay shipping both ways,but if you're anything like me, you won't send it back.I have a hard time sending back a new friend 
Pensacola Symphony
Troy University-adjunct tuba instructor
Yamaha yfb621 with 16’’ bell,with blokepiece symphony
Eastman 6/4 with blokepiece symphony/profundo
Troy University-adjunct tuba instructor
Yamaha yfb621 with 16’’ bell,with blokepiece symphony
Eastman 6/4 with blokepiece symphony/profundo