Re: Tuba Store of your Dreams


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Posted by Sean Chisham on March 10, 2004 at 11:20:24:

In Reply to: Tuba Store of your Dreams posted by Dave Hayami on March 10, 2004 at 01:25:01:

Your "benchmark" is almost always the horn you play now. That is your reference. Don't buy a replacement for it unless the replacement is better.

The ultimate tuba store for me would have silent rooms of various sizes from practice rooms to full sized concert halls with a couple of tiers of seats. These audition rooms would come equiped with easy to use recording and playback equipment with microphones placed in several different places. Each mike would have its own recording track. The controls would be remote control and sit next to the person trying out the horns. On the stand or nearby would be a well organized collection of sheet music and etude books which could be used in the evaluation of the horn. Also near at hand would be a collection of all the production mouthpieces currently on the market in all their variants to help in the equipment decision.

The room would also have a tuner and metronome click track for the evaluator. The person trying the instruments could also be given a compact disc burned with the results of the evaluation so the musician could take it home, play it for others, and take her time in the decision of which instrument to purchase.

This tuba store would offer a 30 day satisfaction guarentee on all sales and a strong tradeup policy within the first year of ownership just like some hifi shops do on speakers.


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