Value of Lost Tuba

trseaman · Post by **trseaman** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:55 am

You can also try searching through the auctions that have closed on Ebay. Go to advanced search and type in different search terms like raincatcher, sousaphone, etc... Be sure to click the box for completed listings only. Goodluck!

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:20 pm

I have learned, in my acquisition of antiques, that the best way to determine the price of something is to ask people what they will spend to buy it.

It's amazing to me how much people spend for things on eBay that they could spend half the price the normal way.

The market determines the value.

Alex C · Post by **Alex C** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:50 pm

For insurance purposes, the value of your antique King Eb tuba was $1000.

Was it silver plated? $1500.

Did you have a case? $500.

Mouthpiece. $100.
Antique mouthpiece!. $150.
Unusual antique mouthpiece. $200
Unusual antique mouthpiece that anyone would recognize. $250

Valve oil. $5.00
Vintage valve oil bottle. $7.50
Vintage valve oil in glass bottle with original oil and glass eyedropper. $75.00

Slide grease. $2.00

Fingering chart. subtract $50

After you submit the figures, you can argue with the insurance company and take a little less.

There once was a tubist who had his tuba bell creased by an airline. He claimed that it was an artist instrument, just like a Strad (violin not trumpet) and was totally useless with a creased bell, even if the crease was taken out.

The airline paid him the retail cost of the tuba and case and forgot to get the tuba from him. Nice way to pocket some heavy change.

cjk · Post by **cjk** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:01 pm

oops!

cjk · Post by **cjk** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:02 pm

Alex C wrote wrote:There once was a tubist who had his tuba bell creased by an airline. He claimed that it was an artist instrument, just like a Strad (violin not trumpet) and was totally useless with a creased bell, even if the crease was taken out.

The airline paid him the retail cost of the tuba and case and forgot to get the tuba from him. Nice way to pocket some heavy change.

Doesn't that constitute fraud?

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:55 pm

The only raincatchers that I've seen come up on eBay in the last year were both Conns. One was a 1923 that went up last January at $4K and wasn't nibbled at, that I could see. The other was an unplayable 1920 that had been a wall hanging for some time, and sold for 1.1K in August.

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:12 pm

I lost a car once. I'm glad I never got it back. I hated that car.
My tuba is either on it's stand in my music room or in the backseat with a seatbelt on it.

Alex C · Post by **Alex C** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:06 am

cjk wrote:Doesn't that constitute fraud?

It may constitute fraud in a court but nobody ever took him to court. IMO it does constitute poor management on the part of the airline company but nobody gets sued for that.