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The Auction
The auction will begin on the 3rd February and will operate until Midday Sunday 23rd March.
The winning bid will be announced at approximately 6:15 pm during the adjudicator's tea break, on the evening of Sunday 23rd March during the A Grade Brass Own Choice & Stage March competition in the Main Auditorium at City Hall Brisbane.
The winning bidder will be contacted by email at the email address as provided with the bid.
Bids can be made on the form, below, and during the championships, bids will also be accepted via text message to 0423 289 890. Include your phone number and email address in the text message. Please only send text bids as voice bids will not be accepted. This phone will not be in use at other times.
Current high bid will be published here as often as the organisers have time available.
Bidding History with initials of the bidder's email name: Opening Bid-$450; HD-455; T0-470; CW-490; JK-500; CW-600; JK-610; JT-650; TD 900, PS 948, SR 950, AW 965
The Trumpet
The YTR-4335G has been designed by the same team that produces the top-of-the-line professional models and shares many of the same qualities, like a rich full tone with accurate intonation, and the ability to either blend with the ensemble or project a solo. It features Monel pistons for quick and reliable valve action, a gold-brass bell for warm rich tone. The entire inner bore taper-from mouthpiece receiver to the bell-has been scientifically designed for beautiful tone colour, comfortable response, and as much sound as you want.
The trumpet will be personally signed by: James Morrison
James Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a
virtuoso in the true sense of the word. He is a brilliant technician on
trumpet, trombone, euphonium, piano and many other instruments. A musician of
startling originality, James was first noticed overseas as a precocious
teenager, when he represented Australia at Jazz Festivals in Monterey and Los
Angeles.
Though he is a major jazz figure in Australia (winning the Mo Award as Australian Performer of the Year and the Ricky May Performer of the Year Award) - it is his impact on the intensely competitive international stage that is most impressive. In 1992, 1993 and 1994 James headlined a critically acclaimed world tour with the Ray Brown Trio that covered Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland, Malaysia, France, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Finland and Germany. He has appeared internationally with his own group and as soloist alongside Wynton Marsalis, Frank Sinatra, Cab Calloway, Woody Shaw, Whitney Houston, Dizzy Gillespie and The Phillip Morris Superband. In 1997, James was recognised for his service to the arts in Australia and was made a member of the Order of Australia. Known predominantly as a trumpet player, James is recognised as one of the most accomplished multi-instrumentalists in the world today. The Yamaha instruments James chooses to play include a signature model trumpet and trombone (designed with James’ expert help at Yamaha’s Tooyoka Factory in Hamamatsu, Japan) as well as Yamaha’s custom 82Z saxophone, SLB100 Silent Double Bass, and others too numerous to mention.
For more information on James, visit his website at www.jamesmorrison.com.au
Biography courtesy http://www.yamahamusic.com.au/artists/james_morrison.asp
The Small Print
If the winning bidder does not respond by Midday Saturday 29th March, the next highest bidder will be contacted. The next higher bidder will have one week to respond and then the next higher bidder will be contacted and so on.
The final winning bidder is responsible for packing and shipping charges as required. All taxes & duties have been paid for Australia. International winning bidder is responsible for any duties or taxes relevant to their locality.
The organisers retain the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.
The organiser will monitor the URL of all bidders. Fraudulent bids will be reported to the relevant authorities and to your ISP.
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