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Re: Mammoth
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:32 pm
by tubazach07
Beautiful looking Martin. I have never seen an original Martin tuba case before.
Re: Mammoth
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 7:01 pm
by tubazach07
lost wrote:tubazach07 wrote:Beautiful looking Martin. I have never seen an original Martin tuba case before.
The cases look king to me. I have an original Martin case from the 30's. Extremely well constructed.
That's awesome! I checked out your collection very nice! I am sure your 1934 Martin and my 1934 Martin came from the same batch. The last three of my Martin's serial number is 532 what is yours?
Re: Mammoth
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:55 am
by edsel585960
I'm drooling over the pictures. Not ready to get divorced yet.
Re: Mammoth
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:07 pm
by tubazach07
I found out some info on the Martin from a previous owner. The 2 hard cases shown in the picture are authentic Martin cases. The tuba was restored by Martin Wilk and the upright bell came from a Meinlweston 2165.
Zach
Re: Mammoth
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 12:24 pm
by Dan Schultz
lost wrote:I don't mind being wrong when I'm wrong. I did say they "looked" King which they do. They all shared and stole from each other in dem days...
For what it's worth.... there were several major case companies that made cases for the instrument manufacturers. I've seen King 1240/41 cases that were obviously made by two different companies. Some of the King body cases were 'kidney-shaped' and others looked like rectangular suitcases. Same is true with the Conn 2XJ's.
Case repairs are a pain in the axx! Hinges, handles, and fasteners are next to impossible to match with modern components. Then again... some items haven't changed in a hundred years.