<p>BassDad,</p>
<p>From what I can tell, the 1530 has a tuning slide, but not a tuning slide brace. Is that what you meant? Not that I know what either of these are. </p>
<p>I’m supposed to do the exchange tomorrow. I think I will pick up the 1530, and perhaps try to exchange it again in a few weeks. The current teacher is the one at the school, who teaches all instruments. If I get a private teacher this summer, then I will ask him (will look for a male).</p>
<p>Thank you, everyone.</p>