Renting an F tuba

Tubaguy56 · Post by **Tubaguy56** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:43 pm

Anyone know a place that would rent me an F for a couple months?

Tubaguy56 · Post by **Tubaguy56** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:41 pm

I don't want to rent a nice instrument tho! I want to rent a piece of crap! I'm just learning on the thing, I'm planning on buying a new F this fall.

jon112780 · Post by **jon112780** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:57 pm

Since school is still in session, why don't you see if some of the guys in the studio would let you borrow their F for a couple days. You might get to try a bunch of them and find out (in advance) what your preferences are before school ends. Then you can keep an eye out for the F you like over the summer.

Or you could convince one of the guys in the studio to let you borrow his F during the summer for a couple days at a time. A few bucks his way and an assurance of how good you treat other's property might get you some face time on a quality F. Otherwise, check Dillons, Baltimore Brass and the archives on TubeNet and find one real cheap. It dosen't have to be the best, just something to learn on.

Good luck!

Tubaguy56 · Post by **Tubaguy56** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:27 pm

well the thing is I'm looking to learn F over the summer at home (which is 12 hours drive away) and then come back in fall and be able to try out F horns already knowing how to play them proficiently. If I were learning it while I was here, I could just check out one from the school.

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:16 pm

Tubaguy56 wrote:I don't want to rent a nice instrument tho! I want to rent a piece of crap! I'm just learning on the thing, I'm planning on buying a new F this fall.

Buy something old and used, even if it's not as cheap as renting. Then, when you replace it in the fall, sell it. You'll get close to what you paid for it, and then your rent will be basically free.

I paid $1000 a Musica F tuba (four valve typical cheapie rotary F) to learn on, and used it as trade fodder a couple of years later after buying the Yamaha F. As trade fodder, it easily brought in $1000 worth of value.

Rick "thinking that number would be more like $2500 now" Denney

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:40 pm

bloke wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-nice-old-Tuba- ... 0099161270

Very similar to the Musica I bought for a kilobuck nearly 20 years ago.

Rick "thinking this fulfills all requirements" Denney

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:53 pm

I believe I played an Amati just like that one, or maybe a little newer, a few years ago. It played just fine, and would have been great to learn F tuba on. If I owned it I probably would not have needed to buy another.

However note this tuba is in Germany and buying from there can have some hassles.

MA

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:48 pm

MaryAnn wrote:However note this tuba is in Germany and buying from there can have some hassles.

Might be worth the hassle, though. F tubas can be found as student instruments in Germany, while used F's in the U.S. are nearly all pro-level instruments. A 4-valve F in the U.S. is a rare find.

I found mine at a surplus store in San Antonio--a very strange place to find an F tuba (actually, a strange place, period)--and I'll bet it got there from someone who bought it in Europe and brought it over.

Rick "who Musica was pretty decent in an above the staff" Denney

Tubaguy56 · Post by **Tubaguy56** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:10 pm

asked and answered:

This one rents for $100/mo. for 6 mo...all payable up front (plus delivery charge). 100% of the rental fee applies to purchase.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-old-Tuba-4rot- ... 0100365588

This one rents for $100/mo. for 12 mo...all payable up front (plus delivery charge). 100% of the rental fee applies to purchase.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-nice-old-Tuba- ... 1270[quote]

well when you put it like that.....[/quote]

Tubaguy56 · Post by **Tubaguy56** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:10 pm

asked and answered:

This one rents for $100/mo. for 6 mo...all payable up front (plus delivery charge). 100% of the rental fee applies to purchase.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-old-Tuba-4rot- ... 0100365588

This one rents for $100/mo. for 12 mo...all payable up front (plus delivery charge). 100% of the rental fee applies to purchase.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-nice-old-Tuba- ... 0099161270

well when you put it like that it makes all the sense in the world....

ArnoldGottlieb · Post by **ArnoldGottlieb** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:01 am

Here's one you might make an offer on. Hasn't moved at that price. I have no interest in this horn or the seller.
http://www.yankelswarehouse.com/brasswinds.html

Renting an F tuba

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