Posted by dp on September 18, 2001 at 00:55:21:
In Reply to: Sear Cerveny? posted by Tubist on September 17, 2001 at 21:15:03:
Cerveny horns were commonly imported to the US as what folks call "stencil horns." In other words, Cerveny would make these horns, sometimes to a specific design, sometimes just their own design but with the different name (of the importer's choosing) engraved or "stenciled" onto the horn, hence the term "stencil horns." Some folks think the term means a horn of lesser quality, but that is not necessarily the case. Other examples of Cerveny-made stencil horns in addition to some of the Walter Sear tubas are Karl Ziess "Master Modelle" and Lignatone. Hope this helps in the way of an explanation, although it doesn't tell a lot about the specific tuba you're (apparently) interested in. f.w.i.w. the tuba didn't win the audition, the new tuba player in Savannah did!
--dp