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Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 1:03 pm
by bort
Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 1:53 pm
by bort
A silver Conn 20k is creeping up on $9,000, so I guess it's not that unrealistic...
Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:21 pm
by Three Valves
I get this all the time...
"Sure I paid 4k for it but it's worth 12K!!"
I call it the "Antiques Roadshow Effect" (ARE)

Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:33 pm
by The Big Ben
Prices of three brands of big marching tubas:
List price of Kanstul's is $10,690 - $12,000
http://www.wwbw.com/Tama-by-Kanstul-KTB ... 61286.wwbw" target="_blank"
List price of Yamaha's is $11,316
http://www.wwbw.com/Yamaha-YBB-202MWC-S ... 35164.wwbw" target="_blank"
List price on King's is $10,621- $12,271
http://www.wwbw.com/King-K50-4-Valve-Ma ... 87125.wwbw" target="_blank"
Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:33 pm
by hup_d_dup
The article also said the tuba is 40 pounds. Could this be accurate? I don't think an unbalanced load of 40 pounds would be good for your shoulder, spine, posture, or disposition.
Hup
Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 3:17 pm
by Three Valves
When he woke at 7 on Tuesday morning, he walked to his car parked in the alley behind his Minneapolis house. The rear driver’s side window was smashed in, glass shards on the empty seat where he’d left his tuba.
That's not "Minnesota Nice!!"

Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 3:46 pm
by bort
bloke wrote:Has anyone searched Al Franken's house...??
I'll check for you (for real, he lives about 1/2 block away from me).
Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:31 pm
by vespa50sp
The tuba got recovered. The idiot who stole it tried to sell it at Schmidt Music.
http://www.startribune.com/grand-theft- ... 385714681/" target="_blank
Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:49 am
by Three Valves
A suspect was apprehended but his name and mug shot was omitted??

Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:23 am
by Rick Denney
Three Valves wrote:
A suspect was apprehended but his name and mug shot was omitted??

Probably means he was a juvenile.
Rick "who keeps his insurance up to date" Denney
Re: Grand Theft Tuba
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:27 am
by Three Valves
Rick Denney wrote:
Probably means he was a juvenile.
Rick "who keeps his insurance up to date" Denney
1) The article should not keep us guessing (Journalism is dead anyway so...)
2) Good advice!!