Posted by dp on August 19, 2001 at 15:29:54:
In Reply to: PT6 on Brasswind's website (used) posted by OverlyLoudPlayer on August 19, 2001 at 13:50:04:
i.m.o.
if the price for ANY tuba "seems low" .... or for that matter "seems high"
AND you are buying from a reputable source (like the shop you referenced)
THEN the price is probably a good indicator of the objective part of how the horn plays,
be it "good", "bad", or "average"...."exceptional" or "flower-pot."
For you nay-sayers OF COURSE your mileage may vary, however there are obvious and objective characteristics or personality traits of individual tubas which will be obvious to many players, otherwise NO horn would EVER deserve to be termed "bowser" (or worse.)