Originally Posted by
bigdh2000
Looks like the Virtuosi is the winner this time around.
Please post a review when it comes in. I looked at the information about them on the web and there wasn't much detail so far as I could see. Saying, for example, that they are made of "gig bag material" I found to be less than enlightening .
It's too bad that shipping anything (I mean virtually ANYTHING) costs so much nowadays. And I wish vendors would be a little smarter about it since I've discovered (shipping things I've sold on Ebay) that you can often substantially reduce cost if you put some time into comparing (Like how many people know about USPS "Regional Rate"? And why did it just cost me less to ship Priority than Parcel Select? Well, maybe some clues there about the USPS financial situation.) Alas, I suspect that the alternatives for shipping the likes of tuba gig bags are limited.
Gary Merrill
Wessex EEb Bass tuba (DW 3XL or 2XL)
Mack Brass Compensating Euph (DE N106, Euph J, J9 euph)
Amati Oval Euph (DE 104, Euph J, J6 euph)
1924 Buescher 3-valve Eb tuba (with std US receiver), Kelly 25
Schiller American Heritage 7B clone bass trombone (DE LB K/K10/112/14 Lexan, Brass Ark MV50R)
1947 Olds "Standard" trombone (Olds #3)