problem with "Besson" 3+1 comp. tubas

[MaryAnn]

Well, if I were the potential customer, I would be unhappy to get a "surprise!" charge that was 2X of what I was expecting, no matter from whom. I'd expect the explanation to come ahead of time so that I could choose whether to get the 2X item or not. And you, as the seller, always would have the option of not selling the 1X item to someone if you were certain it would not work.

Just the way you worded it sounded like you were planning to do the "surprise!" charge instead of the up-front explanation. I would assume that 99% of buyers would opt for the 2X item but likely most would appreciate knowing about it ahead of time.

MA

[TubaTodd]

MaryAnn,

bloke said in his original post...

I'm going to need to charge double my regular price (still affordable, I hope you'll agree) for a set of washers for these tubas.

..which I imagine is to cover the cost of the extra labor required to make the spacers. Whatever the reason, he explained upfront that these washers would be twice as much as his standard synthetic washers.

[J.c. Sherman]

Is my horn the only Boosey with enough stem? I've run across several with a problem, but all had had the buttons replaced without the stem extension in the button. The stems are exactly at port when the top of the depressed stem is flush with the cap top.

Conns and Olds often have the same problems. This is exacerbated by the fact that the aftermarket parts from Allied do not have the needed recess/extension. Makes my hair stand on end.

J.c.S. (who notes that some Bessons accept the Conn recessed buttons).