harold wrote: Was there any confirmation that the horn this guy is looking to buy is in fact the one being sold by Robb Stewart?
Yes! I PM'd chops80 and told him I needed to visit Robb to get the valves aligned on my YM and I volunteered to test the tuba for him. He accepted and gave his real name. I told Robb the buyers name and he recognized it so he allowed me to test play the tuba. Robb did seem concerned after I told him my opinion, so he played the that horn and then mine and came to the same conclusion. Robb said he would examine the tuba more closely and try to find the source of the problems. The the tuba has considerable wear and tear on it. Short of an overhaul, there is only so much he can fix.
harold wrote:Dave, saw your valves today as they were being prepared for the plating.
iiipopes wrote:If it's a York you're after, there may still be one for sale currently at Dillon Music in NJ, and there is a picture of it on their website.
yes there is..i played it today..it is decievingly good..but it also is CC so..
It's not about notes on a page. I can teach you notes on a page, I can't teach you that other stuff. - Glenn Holland, Mr. Holland's Opus
For me, the biggest reason to playtest a tuba before shipping (shipping costs $$) is ergonomics. I'm amazed how many tubas I've tried to play that simply weren't going to work on that level....from 3-valve front pistons to five-valve rotaries. Too big, too awkward, too whatever. I've dumped a bunch of money on shipping that in retrospect I'd have been much better off to spend on plane fare.
Thanks.
