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I started my first year of undergrad as a horn performance major this fall. Currently, I use a Kruspe wrap Holton from the 70’s with a custom lead pipe and bell. I got very lucky, and a friend of my private teacher was selling her horn at the same time I was looking for one. It‘s a very nice sounding horn, and I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on it. However, I realize that Geyer horns are much more prevalent in American orchestras than Kruspe. Because of that, at some point I plan on getting myself a Geyer wrap horn. What I’m wondering is how necessary is it. I plan on using my current horn as long as possible. My current professor says that it will probably get me through college. But, I‘ve also heard that it’s really hard to get gigs with a Kruspe horn. Exactly how true is that? I’m just wondering when would be the best time to go shopping/trying out for Geyer horns. Thanks in advance!

I've recently been pulled into the comic book world through DCs Absolute Universe, and I've been loving it! I don't live near a comic shop, and my local bookstore (*cough* Barnes and Noble) only sells tpbs, compact comics, and compendiums. So, I've been buying tons of the various Absolute runs. However, the US economy is driving me crazy right now. I picked up two trades, and it cost me $45! How do you not go broke in this hobby?! Or am I just spending this much because I'm new to it?

So basically, I (18M) discovered that 18 dollars was added to my dad's credit card for my Urgent Care visit in April (I was 18 at the time, that's why I received the text). We called the urgent care because it didn't give a reason, and it turns out that our Urgent Care has no way of knowing why it's happening because it's being done through Solv health. We go to the link in my text look at the invoice, and it doesn't give a reason for the 18 dollars. This company has had several BBB complaints regarding very similar issues, including refusing to delete someone's account! Has anyone had any similar experiences with Solv Health. If you have, how did you stop it?