hrender wrote:I saw that one, too. I think the price is a little high given the denting and patches, but you don't see many of these, so it's probably fair given the rarity of the horn.
I agree. The horn needs a lot of dentwork. The key here is whether the valves are tight. $1,000 will go a long way in taking care of the dentwork but throw in a valve job and the cost would be 'over the top'.
Kiltie... this is not the 'big one', is it?
Dan Schultz
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Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
KiltieTuba wrote:... without knowing the bell collar diameter, I can't say for certain if this is a 1251 or 1271. I'm leaning toward the 1251....
FWIW... the tenon on my King 'monster' 1291 rotary is the same size as the 2nd largest King sousa... 7 1/8".
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.