is this really a Jupiter?

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is this really a Jupiter?

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http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/ms ... 84893.html" target="_blank"
looks like some kind of Frankenstein sousaphone.
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Re: is this really a Jupiter?

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Looks like the main tuning slide brace is out of location and some 'dad' tried to fashion a neck out of copper tubing. Otherwise... it's a Jupiter.
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