Posted by dp on December 29, 2002 at 14:46:36:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hard cases posted by SHS Tubamaster on December 28, 2002 at 21:08:25:
Call the dealers and talk with them,
you don't see the BW seller-of-the-month quoting prices here do you?
if you simply HAVE to play-test the horn, and want to consider dealers in other regions of the country, you can always use an airplane to get places (fares on airlines like southwest are inexpensive enough)
you simply owe it to yourself to discuss your purchase with more than just a low-price 1-2-3-walmart-style store, unless you have total confidence in YOUR ability to accurately determine the very best-playing horn for yourself in a showroom setting (which incidentally will be nothing like your rehearsal room or concert hall when you get home!)