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Re: Mahillon BBb

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:25 pm
by The Big Ben
I think this is the one that Howard Johnson made famous but with a forward bell. I like how the third valve slide and tubing bends back on itself like that. It looks alright, too. Dents, yes, but the ones in the removable bell and in the bell stack could be made presentable quickly by someone with tools. The enameled badge on the bell is pretty neat.

Top loader pistons and forward bells are kind of out of fashion these days but, at $650 plus shipping, this looks like a pretty good deal. I had a front bell horn at one time but, if I had one again, I would get a floor stand to put the bottom bow in when I needed to put it down. It was always a hassle to find a place to lay it on its back when I was playing with a group. The previous owners must have had a hard time with it, too, because it was moderately dent-free on the front but, on the back, it was obvious that it had been laid on its back a million and one times. I'd allow for the cost of a stand, too.

Re: Mahillon BBb

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:53 pm
by edsel585960
Local kid had it. Cleaned up nicely. Plays well. Needed a couple of solders and some dent removal but nothing major. :)

Re: Mahillon BBb

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:30 am
by bigtubby
It's back! Someone must have made them an offer they couldn't refuse.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/361998054578

Re: Mahillon BBb

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:21 am
by edsel585960
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipN ... igO0fYaPJo" target="_blank Here are some photos of it after I cleaned it up, removed dents and put 4 matching finger buttons on.

Re: Mahillon BBb

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:39 am
by edsel585960
I changed the settings on the link. Might work now.

Re: Mahillon BBb

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:13 pm
by tofu
edsel585960 wrote:I changed the settings on the link. Might work now.
fyi - didn't work for me

Re: Mahillon BBb

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 5:12 pm
by TheHatTuba
tofu wrote:
edsel585960 wrote:I changed the settings on the link. Might work now.
fyi - didn't work for me
Same here