To Ann Reed:
Hello Ann, I received an email from James Garney at Wessex USA....
According to James, "There is not a "new" version of the Festivo, at least not to my knowledge, it's more that the pictures on the website for the festivo are out of date." and so do not reflect the current layout.
Then James continues... "The current version of the Festivo is the one that has been around since I [James] started and is the one with a leadpipe more similar to our [Wessex's] Duplex model. Aside
from that, the only real changes are the removal of the left hand thumb ring. We haven't changed anything else on the horn."
The above also implies that my own Festivo unit, having water-keys on 3rd, 4th, main slide, and on maccherone little tubing, and with pull-ring on 1st comp loop, but missing a thumb- ring for the left hand, reflects the latest layout.
BTW, the most effective way to contact James may be by Email. He can be reached at:
dolce@wessex-tubas.com
Regards, Guido
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