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$50,000!

Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:44 pm
by Lew
I understand that he doesn't want to sell this, but I don't think his wife will fall for this ruse:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/York-Double-Bel ... 6016.l4276" target="_blank" target="_blank

I think I paid about $400 for this:
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Yes, some of the gold plate is worn where it was re-soldered, and it is only a single bell, but still.

Re: $50,000!

Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:54 pm
by Tubajug
That horn was probably previously owned by Count Rugen:

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"I've just sucked one year of your life away. Tell me, how does that make you feel?"

Re: $50,000!

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:21 pm
by Ken Herrick
Ya gotta give the guy credit for honesty. He does say "****I am selling this, and listing it at a ridiculous price"!

Re: $50,000!

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:11 pm
by nycbone
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Re: $50,000!

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:29 pm
by windshieldbug
nycbone wrote:the 4th/5th caps in the first pictures could be newer. Perhaps they were replaced as part of the valve rebuild.

In the first picture, it looks like they are broken. In the rest of the pictures, it looks as though those two were replaced. The height of those two looks different than that of 1-3.