Posted by Garrett on February 25, 2004 at 00:01:50:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Ebay Tuba - That bad? posted by Rick Denney on February 24, 2004 at 21:37:15:
From what I saw at NAMM, this company was way ahead of their counterparts (as least with tubas). The price for these are not that much cheaper through distributors, and you can't get them direct. I don't think the middle-grade manufacturers have much to worry about for many more years. The 191 copy is a prime example of the lack of interest in anything coming from the East, apparently not too many know about the copies. I just knew what I was looking for, lucked out that NAMM was close by, and purchased a plane ticket for my own demo. When it was all said and done, I didn't save a whole lot. The purpose was to test it (along with a Cerveny which I loved - 693 I think).