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This is for posting links to off site deals that you are not personally selling,but wanting to pass along good deals
This is for posting links to off site deals that you are not personally selling,but wanting to pass along good deals
- Chuck(G)
- 6 valves
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- Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:48 am
- Location: Not out of the woods yet.
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- Chuck(G)
- 6 valves
- Posts: 5676
- Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:48 am
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- Dan Schultz
- TubaTinker
- Posts: 10424
- Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2004 10:46 pm
- Location: Newburgh, Indiana
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I saw that one and thought about bidding on it just for parts. It's an Eb for certain... probably a Conn stencil. You gonna bring it along this weekend, too?
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.
"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.
- Cowgo
- bugler
- Posts: 60
- Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Topeka, KS
I won't have it for this weekend. I think it's a long DIY "trial and error learning" project. I do have an ex-navy horn, a 4V Holton Euph though....we'll talk...TubaTinker wrote:I saw that one and thought about bidding on it just for parts. It's an Eb for certain... probably a Conn stencil. You gonna bring it along this weekend, too?
- Dan Schultz
- TubaTinker
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Yeah... I think you're probably right. The receiver brace looks like something Amati could have done. Hard telling without a good picture.LV wrote:Buttons, caps, and receiver brace don't say "Conn" to me...
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.
"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.
- Cowgo
- bugler
- Posts: 60
- Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Topeka, KS
I finally got the horn today. Unless it, or my piano, are way off kilter, it's a 3/4 BBb.
After rubbing on it for an hour and risking Brasso poisoning, I can say that it is a Carl Fischer "New York Professional" horn. The serial number is 18255, but I can't locate any Fischer SN lists online. The leadpipe recieiver is small. It won't take a normal tuba MP. I have a very small B&H MP that's way too small for my Miraphone, but on this horn will only go in about a 1/8 of an inch. My euph MP's are too small.
I'm going to try a suggestion from an earlier posting on the subject and wash the horn down with diluted masonry cleaning acid this weekend to remove the massive amount of tarnish. I'll post some before and after pics if it works.
After rubbing on it for an hour and risking Brasso poisoning, I can say that it is a Carl Fischer "New York Professional" horn. The serial number is 18255, but I can't locate any Fischer SN lists online. The leadpipe recieiver is small. It won't take a normal tuba MP. I have a very small B&H MP that's way too small for my Miraphone, but on this horn will only go in about a 1/8 of an inch. My euph MP's are too small.
I'm going to try a suggestion from an earlier posting on the subject and wash the horn down with diluted masonry cleaning acid this weekend to remove the massive amount of tarnish. I'll post some before and after pics if it works.
- Chuck(G)
- 6 valves
- Posts: 5676
- Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:48 am
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- Cowgo
- bugler
- Posts: 60
- Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:00 am
- Location: Topeka, KS
Bloke is, of course, right, and correctly diagnosed my dumbassitis...it is indeed an E flat dinged up unworkable third valve horn, that's worth a little less than the 60 bucks I paid for it. I'll still have some fun toying around and trying to get it into a playing condition.bloke wrote:o' course, you can play an "open" Bb on an Eb tuba...
I got rid of the tarnish with a liberal application of Limeaway and extremely fine steel wool. It's now a lovely salmon color, although a little brasso worked wonders around the logo.
- Dan Schultz
- TubaTinker
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- Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2004 10:46 pm
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I tried to do a little research on Carl Fischer last evening and all I could find was info about his publishing company. Did he actually have a factory where he built his horns or were all of his horns stencils?
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.
"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.