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No shipping sure ain't helping anything....

This is not one of the 6/4 Martins, but one of the smaller models, in the 7/8-4/4 size range.
The starting bid is about $500 more than what the horn is worth, IMHO.

Even with the high price and no shipping there are still 6 offers on it. The seller could be part of the reason.

KiltieTuba wrote:IIRC it is a Martin body and bell, but the valveset is off of a sousaphone...

Kind of... It isn't at all unusual for some manufacturers to "double dip" on valve sets. Olds/Reynolds Tubas (O-99) are very similar to a Conn 5J in body style, but have the same valve set as their Sousaphone. The older King 2340 3 valve Tuba with the detachable bell looks to also have a similar valve set as the Sousa, but I am not entirely sure on this one.

This horn appears to be all original at first glance.

There's one like it here in town. It's not a sousaphone valve set. That's the real deal. They are great playing horns but unless money is no object you need a place to play it for profit and 3 valve bell front tubas, though great at what they werebuilt for, ain't the flavor of the month.When the price comes down a bit I think someone will jump on as it is in very nice shape. Ed

YORK-aholic wrote:The old King 2340 valve sets were not the same as the sousaphone. I have both sitting here. If you put the 2340 3rd valve in the sousaphone casing, the in and out of the 3rd slide tubing doesn't line up. On of the ports is off (rotationally) about an eighth of an inch.

Unless I'm completely cross-eyed and blind (which may be possible)...

Thanks for letting me know. I always seem to have King Sousas or Tubas in the shop. Never both for some strange reason...