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Is it a Mirafone or not?
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:58 pm
by BassBass
Re: Is it a Mirafone or not?
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:38 pm
by Dan Schultz
the elephant wrote:I believe that is a 186-4R BBb
+100
Re: Is it a Mirafone or not?
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:21 pm
by tofu
No question it's an early Mirafone. My question is whether it is a 186 or a 185. It might be a 185. I have a friend with a 185 in the same number range that looks like this one only he has both the original recording and upright bells. He bought it new and it still looks new.
Re: Is it a Mirafone or not?
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:17 pm
by Dan Schultz
tofu wrote:No question it's an early Mirafone. My question is whether it is a 186 or a 185. It might be a 185. I have a friend with a 185 in the same number range that looks like this one only he has both the original recording and upright bells. He bought it new and it still looks new.
Every 185 I've ever seen DID NOT have the brace between the bottom bow and the main tuning slide.
Re: Is it a Mirafone or not?
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:51 pm
by tofu
TubaTinker wrote:tofu wrote:No question it's an early Mirafone. My question is whether it is a 186 or a 185. It might be a 185. I have a friend with a 185 in the same number range that looks like this one only he has both the original recording and upright bells. He bought it new and it still looks new.
Every 185 I've ever seen DID NOT have the brace between the bottom bow and the main tuning slide.
My own 185 built in '69 does and it's original to the best of my knowledge. I'm the second owner. It's entirely possible the horn on fleabay is a 186. You certainly see more of them then I do.
Re: Is it a Mirafone or not?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:21 pm
by Dan Schultz
tofu wrote:My own 185 built in '69 does and it's original to the best of my knowledge. I'm the second owner. It's entirely possible the horn on fleabay is a 186. You certainly see more of them then I do.
I suspect that I've not seen all of them.
