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Not mine.

Thank you for pointing this out, Tabor. I've emailed the seller and plan to go have a look tomorrow.

talleyrand wrote:Thank you for pointing this out, Tabor. I've emailed the seller and plan to go have a look tomorrow.

I emailed him about it too, but I'm in Nebraska and couldn't find anybody to pick it up and ship it to me. Just FYI, it was originally listed at only $200. Looks like he increased the price and added more photos after I emailed him and asked for more from the back and sides. Good luck! If you want to ship it to me....

I looked, but passed.

It's in rough shape, with a lot of bad solders filling huge gaps, and what looks like some red rot in the main tuning slide.

And honestly I just didn't feel good about the provenance. Some things about the story, what little I was able to get told, don't add up in my mind.

Curmudgeon wrote:

CL Seller wrote:I paid about $1,500 during concert band last year and I don't want to sell it less than $200...

Red flag on the play.

Exactly. And that's only one of them once you're in the room.

Were all three pistons there? Was the bell good?

It would be worth $200 just for the parts. You see quite a few of these things missing pistons and with smashed bells.

TubaTinker wrote:Were all three pistons there? Was the bell good?

It would be worth $200 just for the parts. You see quite a few of these things missing pistons and with smashed bells.

Yes, the bell is intact and the valves are all there. Other things being equal it is obviously a tremendous bargain.

It may be unfair of me, but several things about the whole situation said to me, "This was stolen from a school." I've got no proof, just several unanswered questions and inconsistencies that led me to think it was better to walk away.

talleyrand wrote:

TubaTinker wrote:Were all three pistons there? Was the bell good?

It would be worth $200 just for the parts. You see quite a few of these things missing pistons and with smashed bells.

Yes, the bell is intact and the valves are all there. Other things being equal it is obviously a tremendous bargain.

It may be unfair of me, but several things about the whole situation said to me, "This was stolen from a school." I've got no proof, just several unanswered questions and inconsistencies that led me to think it was better to walk away.

Understood.