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Advert: Geneva Instruments

Iain Culross joins the growing stable of Geneva performers.

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Young up and coming cornet super star Iain Culross has chosen to play Geneva over all the rest.

Principal

Iain is curently playing principal cornet with Carlton Main whilst Kirsty Abbott is having some well earned maternity leave. Geneva would like to wish Iain and the band best of look at the British Open next week.

Geneva is Moving

Geneva is moving to new home from middle of October, to the Old School House in North Skelton.

Geneva would like as many to come and visit the new workshop and showroom as possible and enjoy the very comfortable surroundingsGeneva Instruments

Welcome

Geneva would like as many to come and visit the new workshop and showroom as possible and enjoy the very comfortable surroundings.

Geneva wants as many people to come and put to the test the Geneva brand and put these Great British instruments in the forfront of the Great British Brass Bands.

Geneva over the next twelve months will be comited to try and get every band in the country to put Geneva to the test, we know they will not be dissapointed.

www.genevatrumpets.com

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