186 C tubas - attic treasure - PICTURES ADDED !!!

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To the 5th valve, I should add a

turbocharger
4
10%
supercharger
3
7%
super-turbocharger
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15%
gerbil
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68%
 
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Hi Joe, what’s the maintenance on a finish like that? Can you polish it like standard silver plate, or is a special procedure required?
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Ghostly looking, and lovely.
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Any more thoughts if it's a flip or a keeper?
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bort wrote:Any more thoughts if it's a flip or a keeper?
bloke wrote:[Words...]
It appears you've selected "keeper." :D
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Nice...
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Are you using a vintage C4(?) With it?
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bloke, your poll left out an option: beer tap.
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bloke wrote:...but to answer Brett's long-unanswered question:
Thanks, Joe!

And I agree, the C4 is just too wide and too much contact for my preference!

Did you decide what you're doing with 186 #2?
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Did you manage to get the smoker going for the occasion??
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