Posted by Joe S. on August 12, 2001 at 15:48:02:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Do you know the performance WERIL 681S C posted by Phil on August 12, 2001 at 15:04:25:
I've been told that by Dan Getzen of D.E.G. Music (the U.S. distributor).
Although most of us have established a comfort zone with slot guides made of plastic, they have some drawbacks:
School-owned tubas plastic slot-guide tubas: Yama/Jupi/Bess/King etc. often arrive for repair with the guides' retainer nibs either rotated over to the air vent hole (unplayable) or with their guides sheared off due to soft material combined with careless insertion.
The Weril guide system, a throwback to an old Conn system is quirky, but as unusual as they are, I never (at least not yet) see them back for guide-related repairs.
I suppose, however, that within months they will "Go with the flow". They are possibly, if they've decided this for sure, working to perfect the slot-cutting (??) before committing AND (possibly) trying to manufacture an inexhaustable supply of replacement guides for the "old" style (??).
Joe "some conjecture here, obviously" S.