John 3:16
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I put down a deposit on a Sinfonico a couple months ago, with a promised delivery Late September.
FWIW I just got a note from a lady in Accounts, kindly requesting the balance owing and noting that my instrument will ship at the end of next week.
No info on the shipping service but an ominous note that import duties and taxes are my responsibility.
(I smell UPS, although I certainly hope I'm mistaken. UPS is absolutely brutal in Canada for extracting ridiculously high "brokerage fees".)
Updates to follow.
The shipping will be by DHL and for duties and taxes, they are included for purchases in the USA and EU, but unfortunately not Canada.
Shipping will be next week after further quality assurance at warehouse.
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Thanks Jonathan.
DHL is better news.
If you're reading, I'm quite skittish about what the import duties will be; I guess we'll see. If you ever decide to go after the Canadian band market for volume, you'd do well to set up a wholesaler here so he tax burden on the eventual end-user is minimised.
Does the Sinfonico come with a mouthpiece? If so, what is it/what does it compare to? (Overall product description on the website is pretty thin.)
The trouble with a wholesaler is that can increase the retail cost. Yes the euphonium comes with mouthpiece, I believe the 4Y.
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Wessex has updated their website with additional specs on the Sinfonica.
A euphonium fully handmade from sheet brass to provide the best possible response at all registers. Ideal for brass band, wind band and orchestra.
Made with extra thick silver-plating, with unique copper-plated highlights.
Specifications
Key: Bb*Bell: 11” (280mm)
Bore: *0.59”-0.67” (15-17mm)
Special Features
Handcrafted from sheet brass
Made with*70/30 German brass
Stainless Steel valves with nylon valve guides
Nickel silver leadpipe
Exchangable size mouthpiece receivers (small, medium and large)
Nickel silver slides
Supplied in high-quality lightweight case with back-pack straps
So how does the nickel silver lead pipe & slides impact the overall performance & also durability?
Stainless steel valves are definitely more durable than monel, but what will nylon guides bring to the valve's performance?
Hello Euphman....
Note that the name of this horn is "Sinfonico", that is it spells with an "o" at the end, instead of an "a".
I am leaving performance commentaries to members with experience, but as far as I know, so called Nickel-Silver (which does not contain any Silver) is likely to be more resistive to wear and corrosion than regular brass... Nickel-Silver is an alloy of Copper and Nickel, while brass is Copper and Zinc.
Regards, Guido
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Nickel Silver is typically Copper and nickel and zinc.
Lots more here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_silver
Curiously, under 'uses', there's lots of stuff about musical instruments, but nothing about watchmaking. It's the plate of choice for many German watchmakers, esp. in Glashuette.
Ouch... Thank you Shawn, I stand corrected... I should have checked Wikipedia!
Perhaps Jonathan can comment on the composition of the particular Nickel-Silver alloy employed on Sinfonico.
G.
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I will need to check the composition of the nickel silver, as I don’t know offhand. The reason for the use of nickel silver for leadpipe is it is resistant to rot. Brass leadpipes often suffer from red rot eventually leading to a hole. For slides, nickel is also more resistant to corrosion. What is not on those specs is that the ports from valves are also nickel silver - something which I believe only Wessex does, to once again be resistant to red rot and holes. It is the areas where the player’s saliva reaches and continuously moist which are most susceptible to red rot.
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