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Flip Oakes · 01-08-2004, 02:25 PM

[quote="Flip Oakes"]Hello Bill,

Yes, that is correct the Flip Oakes 'C' trumpet does not have "Wild Thing " imprinted on the bell. Even though it really is as to what it is, and how it's setup and made etc.

I probably should have mentioned, that yes there are a few Flip Oakes 'C' trumpets out there that do say Wild Thing on the bells, these were marked by mistake with the wrong logo, or stencil by mistake, at Kanstul, at the time of manufacturing. It was just mis- communication on our part, as to which of my horns are WT's and which are not, no biggie. In the end, I didn't want to ruin the integerity of those instruments by buffing out the name, and having it re-done, so I just left it as it was. It's the very same horn though. Since I have re-designed the Logo's and now hopefully there is no more confusion as to which one to use. There is even 1 WT short model cornet out there that Wild Thing was mis-spelled. It was spelled WLID THING, and even I didn't see it. I sent that horn to Germany... When the customer contacted me and told me about it, I had my distributior in the UK exchange it. My UK Distributor sold it to a fellow in the UK, he then sold it and then, it was owned by 2 different guys in Australia, one who know is a Zeus Dealer. He sold it to someone now who lives in the USA. That cornet has been a world traveler. That horn should have frequent flyer miles. It could now go on vacation...

All The Best,

Flip Oakes

Flip Oakes “Wild Thing Trumpets”
COME AND HEAR THE DIFFERENCE
http://www.flipoakes.com

"To read what Wild Thing owners say about their horns, click on this"
http://www.flipoakes.com/testimonials.htm

Flip Oakes
2559 Mottino Dr.
Oceanside, Ca. 92056
760-643-1501
760-643-1511 FAX

To Hear the Flip Oakes Wild Thing Trumpet go to
http://www.flipoakes.com/multimedia.htm

01-08-2004, 02:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Flip Oakes New Friend Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oceanside, CA USA Posts: 45	Re: WT C Trumpet or Flip Oakes C [quote="Flip Oakes"]Hello Bill, Yes, that is correct the Flip Oakes 'C' trumpet does not have "Wild Thing " imprinted on the bell. Even though it really is as to what it is, and how it's setup and made etc. I probably should have mentioned, that yes there are a few Flip Oakes 'C' trumpets out there that do say Wild Thing on the bells, these were marked by mistake with the wrong logo, or stencil by mistake, at Kanstul, at the time of manufacturing. It was just mis- communication on our part, as to which of my horns are WT's and which are not, no biggie. In the end, I didn't want to ruin the integerity of those instruments by buffing out the name, and having it re-done, so I just left it as it was. It's the very same horn though. Since I have re-designed the Logo's and now hopefully there is no more confusion as to which one to use. There is even 1 WT short model cornet out there that Wild Thing was mis-spelled. It was spelled WLID THING, and even I didn't see it. I sent that horn to Germany... When the customer contacted me and told me about it, I had my distributior in the UK exchange it. My UK Distributor sold it to a fellow in the UK, he then sold it and then, it was owned by 2 different guys in Australia, one who know is a Zeus Dealer. He sold it to someone now who lives in the USA. That cornet has been a world traveler. That horn should have frequent flyer miles. It could now go on vacation... All The Best, Flip Oakes Flip Oakes “Wild Thing Trumpets” COME AND HEAR THE DIFFERENCE http://www.flipoakes.com "To read what Wild Thing owners say about their horns, click on this" http://www.flipoakes.com/testimonials.htm Flip Oakes 2559 Mottino Dr. Oceanside, Ca. 92056 760-643-1501 760-643-1511 FAX To Hear the Flip Oakes Wild Thing Trumpet go to http://www.flipoakes.com/multimedia.htm