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Not Easy Flipping Horns When I Turn Potential Buyers On To Somebody Else's Horns.
Twice so far this summer, people have asked me about 1 of the outstanding French horns I'm currently offering on Craig's List. On my recommendation, both of those people are buying outstanding pro-converted Conn 6D horns from Lanstro instead of buying any of mine.
Nothing is wrong with my horns. The people whom I referred to Lanstro were thinking of having me ship a horn a long distance. I said I would not want to sell the horns they were asking about to anyone who had not personally tried them out & decided to buy them. By contrast, I would not hesitate to send an untried Lanstro pro-converted 6D to any horn player anywhere.
A Lanstro pro-converted Conn 6D is simply the best French horn for the money that it possible to buy anywhere. Comparable production horns from Holton or Conn or Yamaha, etc., would cost 3-4 times what Lanstro charges for an outstanding pro-converted Conn 6D.
I bought my Lanstro-Conn via eBay in January 2014 as a shot in the dark. Turned out to be comparable in playing qualities to my best "keeper" horns. So now it's a keeper also.
By E-Mail, I mentioned to the Lanstro proprietor that I have been sending recommendations & referrals his way. He thanked me for that & provided his telephone number (which I could not spot on the web site). He also mentioned that he now does Conn 6D pro-conversions only on order, because he now concentrates on making his own horns more or less from scratch. He said that the 45+ 6D pro-conversions he did were along the lines of preparing & gaining experience for building his own horns. More power to him.
Meanwhile, I am backlogged with 4 "rescue" French horns that are good to go (& advertised on Craig's List) plus seven -- 7 -- more horns waiting their turn 1 at a time for repairs. Also, 1 rescue horn has been at the repair shop about a month now & should be done before much longer.
The backlog does not keep me from looking at more horns, from making lowball offers, or from sending in eBay bids. It does, however, lower the amounts I'm willing to offer -- except for 1 of the horns awaiting repair for which I seriously overpaid, out of exuberance I suppose over a quick major horn flip at the time.
Mox nix. Sooner or later all the rescue horns will flip. If not, what's the harm ?
Twice so far this summer, people have asked me about 1 of the outstanding French horns I'm currently offering on Craig's List. On my recommendation, both of those people are buying outstanding pro-converted Conn 6D horns from Lanstro instead of buying any of mine.
Nothing is wrong with my horns. The people whom I referred to Lanstro were thinking of having me ship a horn a long distance. I said I would not want to sell the horns they were asking about to anyone who had not personally tried them out & decided to buy them. By contrast, I would not hesitate to send an untried Lanstro pro-converted 6D to any horn player anywhere.
A Lanstro pro-converted Conn 6D is simply the best French horn for the money that it possible to buy anywhere. Comparable production horns from Holton or Conn or Yamaha, etc., would cost 3-4 times what Lanstro charges for an outstanding pro-converted Conn 6D.
I bought my Lanstro-Conn via eBay in January 2014 as a shot in the dark. Turned out to be comparable in playing qualities to my best "keeper" horns. So now it's a keeper also.
By E-Mail, I mentioned to the Lanstro proprietor that I have been sending recommendations & referrals his way. He thanked me for that & provided his telephone number (which I could not spot on the web site). He also mentioned that he now does Conn 6D pro-conversions only on order, because he now concentrates on making his own horns more or less from scratch. He said that the 45+ 6D pro-conversions he did were along the lines of preparing & gaining experience for building his own horns. More power to him.
Meanwhile, I am backlogged with 4 "rescue" French horns that are good to go (& advertised on Craig's List) plus seven -- 7 -- more horns waiting their turn 1 at a time for repairs. Also, 1 rescue horn has been at the repair shop about a month now & should be done before much longer.
The backlog does not keep me from looking at more horns, from making lowball offers, or from sending in eBay bids. It does, however, lower the amounts I'm willing to offer -- except for 1 of the horns awaiting repair for which I seriously overpaid, out of exuberance I suppose over a quick major horn flip at the time.
Mox nix. Sooner or later all the rescue horns will flip. If not, what's the harm ?
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.