Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
58mark wrote:20 year old Chinese tuba shaped object. It was trash before the student ever got his hands on it
Well... Actually... a rep from CMC would fly to China, play test and inspect each tuba, have the bell etched, and hand seal each box with a signature over the tape*. .......
I've seen maybe a half-dozen or so of these horns and all were quite acceptable.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
For that shipping, a buyer roughly in the southeast could drive to Orlando, stay over night, take your kid to a theme park (or do whatever you do in Orlando), stay over night again, pick up the tuba, and drive home and spend no more money.
58mark wrote:Look at it this way. NOBODY is going to bid on that thing because of the price,(if they notice the shipping cost) but they offer local pickup. Somebody in florida will be able to get it for a good price
Road trip! Heck, the case is worth something. I'll let y'all know how bad it really is if I get it.