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Hayes Music to take the Cardinal route

Hayes Music will now stock the Oldroyd Cardinal range of instruments.

Oldroyd Cardinal
  The Oldroyd Cardinal instruments will now be available at Hayes Music

Leading music instrument retailer Hayes Music of Southampton has just taken delivery one of the market leading Oldroyd Cardinal range of instruments.

The Oldroyd Cardinal Range of Instruments is the Geneva Group's flagship brand designed by Founder and CEO Tim Oldroyd.

Finest materials

A Geneva Group spokesperson told 4BR: "The Cardinal models boast the finest materials available. They come with an intricate hand hammered bell and unique nickel silver fused bell flare adding more projection and sound.

They are also finished in high gloss clear lacquer with luxurious hand engraving from Master Engravers in our Kraslice (Czech Republic) factory."

The Cardinal models boast the finest materials available. They come with an intricate hand hammered bell and unique nickel silver fused bell flare adding more projection and soundGeneva Group

Pride

They added: "We pride ourselves at Geneva Group that you are buying the best possible musical instrument available on the market today — and that's why we give a Lifetime Guarantee."

To find out for yourself go to:

Hayes Music
4A Empress Park
Empress Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0JX
Tel: 02380 860889

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