Are Sanders tubas worth buying ?

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Dan Schultz
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Re: Are Sanders tubas worth buying ?

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The Big Ben wrote:
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Grooving for Heaven wrote:Don't forget about sander!

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And then there's this one, too! (Sander with no 'S' on the end)...
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Is this one for sale *again*? ;)
No. It's owned by Kit Johnson, tubist and leader of The Black Swan Jazz Band ... http://www.bscjb.com/ There are loads of posts to You Tube for your listening pleasure.
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Re: Are Sanders tubas worth buying ?

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bloke wrote:Sandner

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What is that grayish-silver thing in front of the third valve tubing?
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Re: Are Sanders tubas worth buying ?

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This is a Sanders Imperial. It is Chinese and is not as good as the B&S VMI 101, but it actually played quite well once I cleaned and oiled the rotors. The third and fourth had green calcium on them that was causing them to stick. It also has the mini-ball linkages, which is a big plus.
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Re: Are Sanders tubas worth buying ?

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In college, I used a PT-3 that was doubly engraved as B&S and Sanders. Nice tuba!
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