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What is this?

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:56 am
by TubaTed
It's a Conn, it's old and it has rotors.

Please help me identify this horn with as much info as possible. One rotor is misaligned, so it's not playable and the key cannot be determined. Where can the serial number be found?

Also, what is the approximate value of this? I know one pic cannot determine this, but maybe a range.

Thanks for your help!

Ted

Re: What is this?

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:05 am
by Dan Schultz
Looks like a 'project' horn to me. The bugle is Conn alright. But... someone has attempted to mount a European valve section on. Everything just looks wrong.

Re: What is this?

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:18 am
by eupher61
Conn made rotary tubas as Custom models. Valves could have been from Schmidt...the one now in a private collection has front loading rotors...too much tubing in the back.

Re: What is this?

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:20 am
by TheHatTuba
Ted, what are the dimensions?

Re: What is this?

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:27 am
by TubaTed
I'm posting for a friend. The horn is a family piece and currently in storage. I don't know dimensions.