Will I be able to find a CC tuba in Prague?
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daveinem
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Will I be able to find a CC tuba in Prague?
That's the topic. I will be there for a week sans tuba and want to keep up my learning to read CC...
Cerveny 601 Kaiser BBb
Boosey and Hawkes EEb
Leningrad EEb
Courtois AC 440 trombone
Conn 88H
Conn 8H
Besson New Standard
Courtois Alto trombone
Boosey and Hawkes EEb
Leningrad EEb
Courtois AC 440 trombone
Conn 88H
Conn 8H
Besson New Standard
Courtois Alto trombone
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Wyvern
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Re: Will I be able to find a CC tuba in Prague?
I would think highly unlikely. You will be in part of the world where F/BBb are used
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The Big Ben
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Re: Will I be able to find a CC tuba in Prague?
Hmmmm.... A week off won't hurt ya. Relax and enjoy!
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tubaforce
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Re: Will I be able to find a CC tuba in Prague?
Are all the Cerveney CC's shipped out of the country, then?
How far could the factory be from Prague? Or do I need an Eastern Europe Geography primer?
Al
How far could the factory be from Prague? Or do I need an Eastern Europe Geography primer?
Al
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Ace
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Re: Will I be able to find a CC tuba in Prague?
The Cerveny factory is located in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, and is approximately 112 km east of Prague. There seems to be a freeway between the two cities, so maybe an easy drive?
Why not Cerveny CC's in a large city like Prague? Surely the company doesn't ship all their CC production out of the country. There must be some CC players in Czech Republic.
Why not Cerveny CC's in a large city like Prague? Surely the company doesn't ship all their CC production out of the country. There must be some CC players in Czech Republic.
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tubaforce
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Re: Will I be able to find a CC tuba in Prague?
Maybe you could take a factory tour, and send pictures? 112 km is around 70 miles, isn't it?
Neptune treated us to pics of "naked" Chinese Tubas, so how about some Eastern European "horn dorn" ?
Al
Neptune treated us to pics of "naked" Chinese Tubas, so how about some Eastern European "horn dorn" ?
Al
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imperialbari
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Re: Will I be able to find a CC tuba in Prague?
We should bash odd business practices, but thinking with the mind of a businessman doesn't hurt either.
Would you stock CC tubas in a country where these are not commonly used? And where the potential customers would buy specialty tubas directly from the factory anyway?
If you stocked CC tubas in a such country, how would your chances be about selling a rental instrument without a loss, as you hardly could expect more than 10 or 15% of the street price as the fee for a short term rent?
Short term rentals may work in big cities with a lot of travelling tubaists coming in for recording or performance.
Klaus
Would you stock CC tubas in a country where these are not commonly used? And where the potential customers would buy specialty tubas directly from the factory anyway?
If you stocked CC tubas in a such country, how would your chances be about selling a rental instrument without a loss, as you hardly could expect more than 10 or 15% of the street price as the fee for a short term rent?
Short term rentals may work in big cities with a lot of travelling tubaists coming in for recording or performance.
Klaus