Blessing junior sousaphone (Conn-like)

TheGoyWonder · Post by **TheGoyWonder** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:56 pm

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162091366459?eu ... Tags=bu=bu

Has that Conn look, and marked "Elkhart", and has a Conn serial number (mid 50's) so Conn is highly probable.
Is it a "Junior" BBb, maybe a 3/4 or 3/4+ size? Just looks skinny.

And is that broken leadpipe something that could be replaced?

arpthark · Post by **arpthark** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 3:03 pm

The little nodes on the first valve slide remind me of a King 2350.

Tom Coffey · Post by **Tom Coffey** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:38 pm

Blessing is a separate company, also located in Elkhart. They make fairly high quality horns that sell at intermediate prices. Given the large amount of stenciling that has happened, this horn may have been stenciled, but "Elkhart" is not a clue because that is also Blessing's location.

TheGoyWonder · Post by **TheGoyWonder** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:05 pm

The nickel-silver outer slides are probably the biggest clue. I don't know what it means, but it has to indicate something.

roweenie · Post by **roweenie** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 12:29 am

The valve caps and brace feet sure look like Böhm & Meinl.

Nickel silver slides are very European.

I will guess it's a stencil, höchstwahrscheinlich aus Deutschland....

TheGoyWonder · Post by **TheGoyWonder** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 11:21 am

Winner! B&M/York Master is the match, thanks for that.

Any idea of quality, value, playing characteristics? Weight?

TheGoyWonder · Post by **TheGoyWonder** » Thu Jun 09, 2016 4:32 pm

Ebayer o***s, feedback mid-200's, strikes again. This guy is mental, he serial bids on every friggin sousaphone. Could this imbecile with a garage of 200 sousaphones be a Tubenetter? He also bids on vintage video game consoles.

edsel585960 · Post by **edsel585960** » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:33 pm

TheGoyWonder wrote:Ebayer o***s, feedback mid-200's, strikes again. This guy is mental, he serial bids on every friggin sousaphone. Could this imbecile with a garage of 200 sousaphones be a Tubenetter? He also bids on vintage video game consoles.

There are those people who just like to &!$$ in the pool.

Drives me nuts as well.

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