WTB: 4-valve BBb tuba
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 6:35 pm
Here's a copy of a post I just put up over on the Dave Werden site.
I'm a so-so euphoniumist beginning to take tuba lessons to see whether I can make myself more versatile in my church's music program. In other words, I'm not a candidate to buy an expensive tuba. I play a Mack Brass euphonium and have been satisfied with it, so I'm thinking about looking that way for a tuba. But I'm also interested in the possibility of a used instrument in a more time-honored brand, in the sub-$2000 range, which would likely hold its value better in the event that tuba doesn't work out for me. I realize, of course, that any such horn at that price point is going to show its age. I'd be open to either piston or rotary valves, as long as the horn has at least 4.
I'm a little smaller than average size, and I drive a small car, so I'm probably not interested in a 5/4 or 6/4 horn, or even an especially tall 4/4 that might not fit into the trunk. I don't think I want to go as small as a 3/4 horn, but a horn with a bore much larger than about .780 may be too much for me.
I'm currently on a decent rental tuba for $50 per semester, so I don't feel rushed to buy. The better the bargain, and the less driving to see the horn, the more interested I would be. So if anyone within a few hours of Greenville, SC has a decent BBb horn you'd like to sell at something getting down toward a bargain price, please let me know by private message.
Randy
I'm a so-so euphoniumist beginning to take tuba lessons to see whether I can make myself more versatile in my church's music program. In other words, I'm not a candidate to buy an expensive tuba. I play a Mack Brass euphonium and have been satisfied with it, so I'm thinking about looking that way for a tuba. But I'm also interested in the possibility of a used instrument in a more time-honored brand, in the sub-$2000 range, which would likely hold its value better in the event that tuba doesn't work out for me. I realize, of course, that any such horn at that price point is going to show its age. I'd be open to either piston or rotary valves, as long as the horn has at least 4.
I'm a little smaller than average size, and I drive a small car, so I'm probably not interested in a 5/4 or 6/4 horn, or even an especially tall 4/4 that might not fit into the trunk. I don't think I want to go as small as a 3/4 horn, but a horn with a bore much larger than about .780 may be too much for me.
I'm currently on a decent rental tuba for $50 per semester, so I don't feel rushed to buy. The better the bargain, and the less driving to see the horn, the more interested I would be. So if anyone within a few hours of Greenville, SC has a decent BBb horn you'd like to sell at something getting down toward a bargain price, please let me know by private message.
Randy