Cerveny Advertisement

Liberty Mo · Post by **Liberty Mo** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:32 pm

I have seen this Cerveny add for a few years now. I'm curious if it is staged or if the guy in it is a genuine tuba craftsman. Any ideas who he is or what tuba he is holding?

Yeah, I know it doesn't matter, but its a Friday before a holiday...and things are slow.

chipster55 · Post by **chipster55** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:42 pm

I've seen it in the catalogs from WWBW, too, and wondered how he could play with all that beard & moustache

It's slow here today, too.

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:59 pm

where are the valve paddles?

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:40 pm

Hey MO, didn't you sell your 5 valve 2341 in your avatar? I was one of the stupid people scared off by the heavy tarnish when it was on ebay.....

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:46 pm

WakinAZ wrote:where are the valve paddles?

I had the same question when I saw the ad.

Liberty Mo · Post by **Liberty Mo** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:23 pm

MikeMason wrote:Hey MO, didn't you sell your 5 valve 2341 in your avatar? I was one of the stupid people scared off by the heavy tarnish when it was on ebay.....

Mike,

I sold my King in March and bought a new Edwards bass bone. I kick myself in the *** for that every day now. I ended up making about $2k from my original investment on ebay, but that was a once in a lifetime tuba....

I'm now looking for a new tuba....there is a great Holton BBb for sale right now

Liberty Mo · Post by **Liberty Mo** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:24 pm

WakinAZ wrote:where are the valve paddles?

My interpretation was that the guy is supposed to be some Eastern European old world craftsman and that he was the one in the process of hand crafting the tuba, hence he had yet to install the paddles???

Total BS, but that was my interpretation.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:48 pm

WakinAZ wrote:where are the valve paddles?

They used the metal from them for some o' them squeaky lil' horns in the background.

And the question isn't can this guy still play, it's whether or not you want to stand in front of his Harley...

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:17 pm

Bob1062 wrote:and why is his hand on the first slide like he's gonna play it?

That's where the hand throttle is!

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:23 pm

poseur? I'm thinking this dude probably is one of their techs or assemblers, certainly not from Central Casting. "Find me a scruffy European instrument maker type!"

Eric "who has never been influenced by this ad to buy a Cerveny" L.

tubaguy9 · Post by **tubaguy9** » Fri May 25, 2007 8:25 pm

From the looks of how the valves face, they should be on the back!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

eupher61 · Post by **eupher61** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:44 pm

Simply further proof that you MUST test a Cerveny before buying it.

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:21 pm

The way the dollar is going, that may be all you get.