4 Jun
2012
4 Jun
'12
10:35 a.m.
On 6/3/12 12:37 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
I have a tuba and tried to sell it for a time and got
almost no
interest. After I turned up a photo of Arnold Jacobs (late of the
Chicago Symphony) playing it, there was a flood of interest.
Mind you, the tuba hadn't changed.
Devil's Advocate:
No, but if I wanted a really good tuba and believed that individual
instruments vary in quality, even in the same model and lot, then the
fact that Mr. Jacobs found it good would carry considerable weight.
Truth:
I don't get the "star factor" at all, but it's a bankable reality.
Just consider the huge market for adult film actress's used underwear.
Or don't....
Doc