Brief Review of Geneva's range of euphoniums

[TheJH]

Yeah when I tested some Genevas way back in... 2016? At a Glenn Van Looy workshop, they alsp mentioned that they based them off of the old RS Sovereigns. Didn't have my own RS Sovereign with me to compare, but I could tell some similarities.

I can't wait to test some new ones to see if they changed the ergonomics around the valve block.

[miketeachesclass]

I had a nice chat via email with Geneva - along with some talk about possibilities for more exposure particularly in the USA market. I'll keep the group updated if I know more.

[CousinJack]

That's really good to hear Mike. In my head for whenever I get round to getting my own instrument (not super urgent mind as my band instrument is very very good anyway) currently a Geneva Cardinal would be my first choice, but I've never played a Yamaha (should be playtesting a used Neo shortly) or an Adams (might be able to play an E2 soon, but will certainly try the range proper when I find myself at my nearest retailer) so it would be great to see if they can break into your busy US market.

[spkissane]

That was the only U.S. distributor I've heard of as well. Unfortunately, they don't attend the ITEA conferences as far as I have even seen. It's too bad there is not more exposure here, because it sounds like they are an able contender in the high-level euphonium market.

I asked Joe about that once about three years ago, and while I don't recall the exact reasoning behind not attending conferences, it is definitely a conscious decision not to. Something about competing with other vendors that he also stocks IIRC, but don't quote me on that!