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BBE goes Bach and beyond for brilliant flugel deal with Band Supplies

Brass Bands England members can get a brilliant deal on a professional level Vincent Bach Stradivarius flugel horn...

BACH FLUGEL
  Brass Bands England members can get their lips on a fantastic Bach 'Strad' flugel horn...

Following their successful musical collaboration at the recent Cheltenham National Finals that saw members of Brass Bands England (BBE) benefit from a £20 reduction on their 2019 'Area' test-pieces, Band Supplies is again offering BBE members significant savings, this time on Vincent Bach flugel horns.

Leeds branch

The Band Supplies branch in Leeds currently has a number of Vincent Bach Stradivarius flugel horns in stock and is offering BBE members the opportunity to grab a fantastic deal on them.

BBE member bands can save £300 on each instrument, resulting in the following prices:

Lacquer: £2,300.00
Silver plate: £2,399.00
Goldbrass bell in lacquer: £2,399.00
Goldbrass bell in silver plate £2,499.00

Fantastic offer

Band Supplies Managing Director Ronnie Tennant told 4BR: "We were delighted with the response to our joint 'Area' test-piece offer with BBE and look forward to further initiatives together.

This is a fantastic offer on outstanding instruments and is available to all Brass Band England's members and member bands while stocks last. These instruments are ex-display models, so are in superb 'brand new' condition and carry a full warranty. They also come complete with case and accessories."

Our latest offer with Band Supplies is a great opportunity for our member bands to secure a significant price reduction on these professional level instrumentsBBE CEO, Kenny Crookston

Great opportunity

BBE Chief Executive Officer Kenny Crookston added: "Providing benefits for member bands is high on BBE's list of priorities and we will be collaborating with a growing number of companies in the brass band marketplace in the future.

He added: "Our latest offer with Band Supplies is a great opportunity for our member bands to secure a significant price reduction on these professional level instruments."

Find out more and contact

To find out more BBE members should contact Chris Tudball or Steve Greenfield at the Leeds branch of Band Supplies on 0113 245 3097 or visit their website at www.bandsupplies.co.uk

Full details of the benefits of Brass Bands England membership are available online at: www.bbe.org.uk

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