where's the Hetman's

sacfxdx · by **sacfxdx** » 2022-01-28 8:35 p.m.

I can not seem to find any Hetman's 11 or 11.5 anywhere. Is this a normal supply chain issue or a communist plot? :idk:

greenbean · by **greenbean** » 2022-01-29 12:18 a.m.

My local shop has had trouble getting certain Hetman products for a while. He just got in a shipment of Hetmans and mentioned that some things were not available. I forget what. I will be in there tomorrow - I can check on the 11 and 11.5.

harrisonreed · by **harrisonreed** » 2022-01-29 4:04 a.m.

COVID

jorymil · 2022-01-29 3:04 p.m.

Not to derail the topic too far, but this is a fascinating article on how COVID affected the supply chain. The NY Times ended up hiring a dedicated logistics reporter because of all this.

<LINK_TEXT text="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... chain.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/05/business/economy/supply-chain.html</LINK_TEXT>

Whether your specific Hetman's issue is related or not, someone would have to call Hetman's, but this is an interesting read, and a good intro to how the global supply chain works.

And I've got an extra bottle of #11 I can ship you; PM me and we can work something out.

John

Burgerbob · by **Burgerbob** » 2022-01-29 3:13 p.m.

No problems with Ultra-Pure!

sacfxdx · by **sacfxdx** » 2022-01-29 3:48 p.m.

[quote="Burgerbob"]No problems with Ultra-Pure![/quote]

Is that a good substitute for Hetman's 11 for axials?

Burgerbob · by **Burgerbob** » 2022-01-29 4:03 p.m.

[quote="sacfxdx"]<QUOTE author="Burgerbob" post_id="169853" time="1643487188" user_id="3131">
No problems with Ultra-Pure![/quote]

Is that a good substitute for Hetman's 11 for axials?
</QUOTE>

I use regular Ultra Pure on all my valves, love it.

spencercarran · by **spencercarran** » 2022-01-29 5:13 p.m.

I had to wait a while to find Hetman 3 for the leaky valves on my tuba. Everything's moving a bit slow lately.

Bonearzt · by **Bonearzt** » 2022-01-29 9:16 p.m.

I heard a rumor that Hetmans was sold to another company.

Maybe?? Can anyone confirm?

bassbone · by **bassbone** » 2022-01-29 10:09 p.m.

[quote="Burgerbob"]<QUOTE author="sacfxdx" post_id="169854" time="1643489308" user_id="3048">

Is that a good substitute for Hetman's 11 for axials?[/quote]

I use regular Ultra Pure on all my valves, love it.
</QUOTE>

Me too. Left Hetman's about 6 months ago and love ultra pure. I have 1 slide that their Alessi slide snot does not agree with, but everything else is Ultra Pure.

sacfxdx · by **sacfxdx** » 2022-01-30 7:37 a.m.

Which ultra pure is comparable to the Hetman’s 11? Looking for something for axials.

Thanks.

tbonesullivan · by **tbonesullivan** » 2022-01-31 8:06 p.m.

Supply chain issues can strike in strange ways, like a company suddenly not able to get enough needle oiler ends for their bottles. Not saying that's the problem, but it is the type of thing I have seen.

asmith · by **asmith** » 2022-02-22 5:07 p.m.

[quote="Bonearzt"]I heard a rumor that Hetmans was sold to another company.

Maybe?? Can anyone confirm?[/quote]

That's what US Band/ St. Louis Music is saying. It's my understanding that Joe Hetman retired as well.

ZacharyThornton · by **ZacharyThornton** » 2022-02-22 11:08 p.m.

The company I work for is getting Hetmans in stock. I was told the hold up was supply troubles with the bottles.

So everything should be back to normal soon.

sacfxdx · by **sacfxdx** » 2022-02-23 7:32 a.m.

That’s good news. (I hope). :-)

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