Dueling 186s - Twin Restorations

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Re: Dueling 186s - Twin Restorations

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That cat's lucky she's cute... !

Excellent, Wade, in every way. I'd ask you to guess how many hours you had invested in this, but... maybe humans can't count that high? :)
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Absolutely Beautiful! Thank you for documenting your work so thoroughly through pictures and text. Enjoy the horn, you've certainly brought it to a place where it needs to be played! :tuba:
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Bravo!!! Very well done - I just wish I was making some progress on mine. I think you will get a lot of pleasure from the result of your work.
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Congratulations...great work!
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Great to hear about the Holton!
1930 King "Symphony" Recording Bass BBb
1916 Holton "Mammoth" Upright Bass BBb
1994 King 2341 Upright Bass BBb
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Stofer-Geib mouthpieces
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Those parts have been through an ordeal !
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Re: Dueling 186s - Twin Restorations

Post by bearphonium »

Gee, it would be nice to see Wade's posts on this thread.
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