Say it ain't so, Lee!!!

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Say it ain't so, Lee!!!

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From a recent post by Lee Stofer:

"There will also be information on the website about the planned relocation of my business to Iowa to the family farm in 2006, probably late spring. To that end, I need to sell every instrument in the shop by February, so no reasonable offer will be refused on any instrument in stock."

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :shock:
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Re: Say it ain't so, Lee!!!

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MartyNeilan wrote:From a recent post by Lee Stofer:

"There will also be information on the website about the planned relocation of my business to Iowa to the family farm in 2006, probably late spring. To that end, I need to sell every instrument in the shop by February, so no reasonable offer will be refused on any instrument in stock."

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :shock:
He did say that there is an Amtrak station nearby, so don't despair.
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YES!!!!!! Closer to Chicago! nah,nah,nah....... We got him now! Lee, you're going to do VERY WELL here once word gets out about your excellent work.
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bloke wrote:Lee should be able to draw from the Twin Cities, Chicagoland, (obviously the) Quad Cities, Kansas Citians, Milwaukee, the eastern portions of the mountain region, St. Louis, and even Indianapolis.

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. . . or even Kokomo . . . !


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Cincinnati will be included also...actually Northern KY
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So the news is finally out. I was thrilled to hear it when Lee told me of his plans a few weeks ago. This is indeed great news for us midwesterners. Even more so given the uncertain status of The Brass Bow in Arlington Heights since Mr. Tanabe's departure to New York and his new gig with Yamaha. Good brass repair and restoration pros are hard to come by anwhere these days.

I hope nobody told Lee about Iowa winters. Let's keep that a sccret amongst us.
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Lee Stofer's planned return to Iowa

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bloke wrote:Lee should be able to draw from the Twin Cities, Chicagoland, (obviously the) Quad Cities, Kansas Citians, Milwaukee, the eastern portions of the mountain region, St. Louis, and even Indianapolis.
I've already put in a reservation to get the Bayreuth serviced that I bought from Lee last year. I'm sure he will do very, very well here in the Midwest/Plains, though he will be missed in the South.

As I told him in a PM, Welcome Home, Lee!
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Brass Bow status

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Alex F wrote:So the news is finally out. I was thrilled to hear it when Lee told me of his plans a few weeks ago. This is indeed great news for us midwesterners. Even more so given the uncertain status of The Brass Bow in Arlington Heights since Mr. Tanabe's departure to New York and his new gig with Yamaha. Good brass repair and restoration pros are hard to come by anwhere these days.

I hope nobody told Lee about Iowa winters. Let's keep that a sccret amongst us.
Could you elaborate on the Brass Bow? I was unaware that Wayne was gone and that the status of the shop had changed. They have done excellent work for me over the last 20 years.
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article about Wayne Tanabe from the Yamaha web site:

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Con ... WS,00.html
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