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4BR Quiz: National Finals special

Last chance to get you entries in to win our brilliant National Finals prize worth over £400!

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There is still time to get your answer in to try and win a brilliant prize on offer from 4BR and our friends at Dawsons Musical Instruments, with a special Mirage Student Model available to one lucky winner of our National Finals quiz.

One off

The special edition medium bore Mirage cornet is a ‘one-off’ – enhanced by the addition of 1st & 3rd slide triggers. It comes in a superb lacquer finish, complete with case, mouthpiece and a special bag of 4BR goodies too.

Dawsons have produced the instrument as a special ‘one off’ so that the winner will be able to perform on a brilliant student model cornet like no other in the banding world!

Worth over £400

The prize package is worth over £400 and should give some lucky cornet player a brilliant instrument to enjoy playing on.

However, you will need to get your answer in quick – as the quiz closes this Friday night!!!!!

Quiz Question:

All you have to do is answer the following question:

How many different types of Mirage instruments can be found at Dawsons?

It’s a choice between 3, 5 or 10.

How many different types of Mirage instruments can be found at Dawsons?4BR Quiz

Find out more:

Visit: http://www.dawsons.co.uk/orchestral-instruments/brass-instruments/brand-mirage

Closing date:

All answers for this one must be in by midnight on Friday 21st September.

E-mail:

E-mail us the answer at: quiz@4barsrest.com

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