My Norwegian trumpeter pal, Olaf Brattegard, has just been gallivanting off to Holland with a pro trumpet player friend to advise him on the purchase of a brand new flugelhorn. They've been playing Adams flugels and I wanted them to try Van Laar horns as well but apparently they didn't have time. Actually the Van Laar site is beautiful to view - their flugels have actually been designed by an architect.
It's a fact that most UK brass instrument retailers cannot afford to stock the amazing range of horns from bespoke craft manufacturers, I guess due to stockholding costs. Basically you can only find Yamaha, Bach and B&S in many stores - ofcourse these are all very fine instruments.
We could do with a Guitar Guitar trumpet version superstore - Edinburgh would be fine for me. Or we need a new business model that could facilitate offering a much wider choice. My friend, Bristol trumpeter Trevor Jones, has one of the widest selections of instruments here in the UK.
It's a fact that most UK brass instrument retailers cannot afford to stock the amazing range of horns from bespoke craft manufacturers, I guess due to stockholding costs. Basically you can only find Yamaha, Bach and B&S in many stores - ofcourse these are all very fine instruments.
We could do with a Guitar Guitar trumpet version superstore - Edinburgh would be fine for me. Or we need a new business model that could facilitate offering a much wider choice. My friend, Bristol trumpeter Trevor Jones, has one of the widest selections of instruments here in the UK.
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