Re: Pictures of the "Free Horn"


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Posted by Rick Denney on April 22, 2002 at 14:48:48:

In Reply to: Pictures of the "Free Horn" posted by Brenda on April 21, 2002 at 17:49:27:

Tubenet is an open forum, and when you post here, you get what you get. Learn what there is to learn, ignore the rest, and don't take it personally.

Your instrument's pictures did absolutely nothing to change my impression of what you were selling. Yup, it's a Yamaha YEP-321, just like all the others, in silver, exactly as you described the previous many times you posted the notice.

Consider that this instrument is quite popular as a step-up instrument for young schoolkids who want their own instrument instead of the battered old three-valve baritone that their school uses. The people who are (actually) that age on this forum tend to prefer instruments with different characteristics (i.e. a large-shank mouthpiece receiver).

Ebay is another matter, and these instruments often get bid up pretty high there. That's your answer, now that you have linkable pictures.

Finding the right price is all about finding the right customers. The customers on Tubenet are not the right ones for what you want, otherwise you'd have only had to post it once. You need a supply of schoolkids and their parents who want a first euphonium of their own, who want one from a well-known brand like Yamaha, who will be moved by a picture of shiny silverplate, and who are unaware of cheaper and better alternatives from Weril and King, for example. Ebay is it. Good luck.

Rick "trying to respectfully point out a new (and different) direction" Denney


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