[Dixielandjazz] Field of Dreams?

[David Richoux]

I think the eBay seller's idea was for some industrious young  
instrument repairman to buy the whole mess and work 10-15 years  
trying to restore them. What a "Dream!"

Selling the rebuilt horns (and breaking even) would probably be just  
as difficult.

Having watched (and paid for) the process of rebuilding old Helicons  
and Sousaphones a few times I would really wish "good bidding and  
good luck" to anybody who thinks they could succeed. The broken  
fiberglass horns are an even bigger problem.

If the price were a bit more reasonable there might be some way to  
make a giant sousaphone sculpture, art car or something like that -  
but I am sure not the one to do it ;-)

Dave Richoux

On Sep 27, 2007, at 7:46 AM, billsharp wrote:

> Field of Dreams?  looked more to me like a field of nightmares.   
> That's one of the funniest things I've ever seen on the internet.  
> Makes me wish Bill Gunter was still around. When I see things like  
> that I think about posting a DJML statement such as, "The only  
> thing worse would be a field of washboards",  and then I'd wait for  
> his incredibly humorous responses.   . . . still miss that brand of  
> OKOH (our kind of humor) he emoted.
>
> Bill -"missing -the-other-muchsharperBill"-Sharp
>