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There is a Bohm and Meinl Rotary CC for sale at Baltimore Brass. http://www.baltimorebrass.net/index.php?cat=5 Does anyone know anything about this model? Vintage? Playability? I was under the impression from searching here that Bohm and Meinl only had slant rotors or pistons.
Thank you
TJ

I asked the same thing a few months ago, not much info:

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I have seen some BBb Böhm & Meinl tubas for sale over here in the last years. (each time with 'standard', non-slanted rotors)
Model was similar to the one at BBC but with a horizontal tuning slide. (layout looked similar to a Miraphone 186 BBb or 187)
I played one briefly some time, and it seemed a very nice tuba to me.

This was my first CC tuba 20 years ago. I didn't keep it very long because it just wasn't what I wanted to settle down with for the long haul. Another hobbyist player in the Richmond, VA area purchased it, played it, and loved it.

Being only four valves is not a complete deal-killer, but I now know that I prefer five valves. I don't remember how it played but my co-workers liked the sound. But for the life of me, I just don't remember much about it. If you're interested, give David a call.

greatk82 wrote:.....I was under the impression from searching here that Bohm and Meinl only had slant rotors or pistons....

I've never seen a 'slant-rotor' horn that had Bohm & Meinl on the bell. All of them I've seen, although they were built by Bohm & Meinl, had either Marzan or Sanders on the bell.

This was my first CC tuba as well. I bought this horn from Chris in 1996 and played it in a variety of ensembles for almost thirteen years. Like Chris, many compliments over the years were received. A new PT-20P replaced it in 2009 as the primary tuba and I kept it as a spare until 2012 when a local HS player bought it for his first CC tuba. Lee Stofer examined the horn and he believes it was built sometime in the '50s. I think it is a good, but not perfect instrument (no tuba is "perfect'). It was displayed at BBC's booth at the Army Conference in January and I played it for old time's sake. I played it better now than I did when I owned and used it regularly. Curiously, it is marked "Made in Germany" instead of W. Germany.