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offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 4:16 pm
by sousaphone68
I made a speculative offer on a tuba on ebay and to my suprise it was accepted.
I am now the awaiting delivery of this tuba.
The bell I think has a presentation engraving on it or can anyone tell me about a maker called M Wendler Duisburg.
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:03 pm
by Bob Bigalard
How much did you get it for?
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:03 am
by Heavy_Metal
Don't know who Herr Wendler was, but I'd say he was the manufacturer. Placing the manufacturer's name on the bell kranz was common on German tubas, as we see on Alexanders.
Duisburg is a city in the Ruhr area of western Germany, located near Essen and Dusseldorf but quite a distance from Mainz.
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:16 am
by sousaphone68
I think Herr Wendler may be a music shop a knowledgeable member has suggested on another site that the tuba maybe of Czech origin.
It is coming from Russia and hopefully if it survives the trip I will find some makers mark on the tuba.
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:26 am
by windshieldbug
The New Langwill Index lists Moritz Wendler as having been born in Marckenkirchen in 1869, active as a brass instrument maker in Bromberg c1894-c1921 and then working in Dinsburg 1921-p1934. There does exist a 1934 catalog somewhere...
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:36 pm
by sousaphone68
Windshieldbug thank you for the suggestion so far all I find is this french horn from Moritz Wendler
http://conmoto.jp/diarypro/diary.cgi?no=686" target="_blank
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:06 pm
by sousaphone68
Just been updated by ebay it has been marked as shipped so now I have to play the waiting game and see if it arrives safely.
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:46 pm
by TheGoyWonder
I asked a question about it then lost interest. 39.5" tall, 34 cm bell (13.38"), 15 mm bore (.590"). It could sound great, who knows.
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:49 am
by tclements
LOVE to se photos of this baby when it arrives ...
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:46 am
by sousaphone68
It hasn't arrived yet but here are some pictures from the listing.
Any more suggestions for its origin?
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:11 am
by Ulli
windshieldbug wrote:and then working in Dinsburg 1921-p1934.
There is no location Dinsburg in Germany. I think Dinsburg should be Duisburg.
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:03 pm
by windshieldbug
Ulli wrote:windshieldbug wrote:and then working in Dinsburg 1921-p1934.
There is no location Dinsburg in Germany. I think Dinsburg should be Duisburg.
That's what the
New Langwill index claimed.
I thought it sounded weird, but went with the
Index...
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:22 pm
by Ulli
...and Markenkirchen is the music instrument maker town Markneukirchen.
Best regards from Germany
http://www.markneukirchen.de/index.php/de/" target="_blank
Re: offer on Ebay was accepted
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 12:19 pm
by sousaphone68
It arrived today
The packaging was not done well and it has arrived with a creased bell and a damaged paddle deck
It plays with a nice tone but not in tune with its self due to the valve cluster being a home built graft.
It looks like it was an army tuba as there is an engraving on the krantz