OTS all-nickel silver Eb tuba - 1860's

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Re: OTS all-nickel silver Eb tuba - 1860's

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Re: OTS all-nickel silver Eb tuba - 1860's

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As soon as this next-in-line middle school's wrecked instruments are done/delivered/billed (apparently, they prefer "brown" horns, too :| ), I'd REALLY like to get this thing slicked out, photographed, and sold to someone with dough burning a hole in their pocket...so what tune should I use for a demo, and should I wear blue, or grey...??

bloke "PB Blaster, C-pliers, and close-fitting steel rods"[/quote]

so what tune should I use for a demo, and should I wear blue, or grey...??

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Re: OTS all-nickel silver Eb tuba - 1860's

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bloke wrote:Again...

The fit (lack of wear) of the rotary valves is remarkable.

:arrow: I'm going to work with making them run smoothly WITHOUT chemically removing their patina.

...yeah...I'll clean off the hard green stuff, but not the brown oxidation.
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Re: OTS all-nickel silver Eb tuba - 1860's

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bloke wrote: ...

and should I wear blue, or grey...??

...
May i suggest the answer is... yes?

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Thanks for reminding me. My dad once told me of the relevent scene from this movie, but i never watched it...

Gonna rectify that soon.

And of course thanks for sharing this restoration!
Thanks for playing!
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