good deal.  god only knows what toxins are in there.  here schools have no funding for band comp, and students must purchase or rent their own instruments, for band class.  now this is an oversized tuba, right? 

		Bev wrote:
		Thanks, Freeze. The district does not / cannot support this type of funding.  A bond was recently approved to cover long overdue improvements to facilities, etc. It's tough.  San Antonio to our North and schools in the Rio Grande Valley have 5 times the staffing for the same size program and facilities support a practice band hall and performing band hall.  I remember before one game pulling into the parking lot and the opposing school's band rig pulled up ... f*ckin' 18 wheeler.  You'd have thought 'Priest was making a half-time appearance - lol Anyway, thanks for your input. HB, I think the maintenance issue is one of the points I will use when I apply for these grants.  In their current condition, I'm surprised no one has contracted some fatal desease from the corrosive buildup inside the tubes ...