A dealer in Europe with several MW 5450s in stock?

[tubaerik]

Hi

A few weeks ago I made a thread about my trip to Frankfurt where I looked for a new C tuba for myself. I recently made the decision that it is the MW 5450 that I want. I would like to get the chance to try several examples of the tuba to find a copy that suits me to eventually purchase. I contacted the Meinl Weston company, but apparantly they only have one 5450 at their factory and they don't even sell anything there.

Which dealer in Europe do you think has the biggest chance of having several examples of the 5450 in stock? If there even is a chance of someone having that.

thank you
Erik

[tubajazzo]

Ask FMB http://www.fmb-direkt.de/" target="_blank
They have a real lot of tubas standing there. It is in Gütersloh, Germany.

good luck
Gerd

[Wyvern]

Mark Carter at http://www.MrTuba.com always hand-picks tubas at the Melton factory and therefore tends to have the best of a batch. He would not have a stock of 5450 for you to try, but I bet if you visit him you will get the best playing example around.