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Re: hmm

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:20 pm
by arpthark
What model is this based on? It's not the Hirsbrunner clone, is it?

Re: hmm

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 2:38 pm
by arpthark
the elephant wrote:
arpthark wrote:What model is this based on? It's not the Hirsbrunner clone, is it?
I think it is based on one of these, but in lacquer and not the nice silver plate like the one in the photo...

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Ha! Crumpled bell aside, I wonder if that instrument speaks to the durability one could expect of a Chinese tuba 7-10 years after purchasing new. Silver/nickel plated brass valve paddles??