Author: ron b
Date: 2004-05-31 07:26
Hi, Kat 
Sad to say that I, too, have seen and touched, but NOT worked on, a few of these CSOs. The structural quality and intonation is so substandard that local repair shops won't touch them. They'll point out the misaligned pad cups, posts about to come out of the body from ordinary spring pressure, soft metal pivot screws -- obvious things anyone can see when shown and advise the person to try to get a refund. Some of these CSOs are borderline, others are pitiful. The big shops, and small independents (if they're smart), will not work on any of them. You can adjust them but they won't stay that way for long. They'll be right back in a week. No responsible shop can stand behind that kind of "repair". Most of these cheap horns will discourage (especially) any beginning student because even the teachers can't get them to play in tune. As Ralph says, you tune one note and the octave higher or lower is out, and so on.
"One born every minute," is so true, Kat - and so discouraging... because it's the kids who lose out on what could have been a good and enriching musical experience for them. Give 'em a piece of junk and they're turned off, possibly forever.
How 'bout, "There outta be a law!" ???
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