Looking for: Yamaha Fiberglass Sousaphone
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This forum is for buying or selling your personal equipment. Sponsored selling is allowed as well. All ads are required to have the following information: Price (even for trades), brand, model, and location (City and State, for instruments, not accessories). It is acceptable to link to an external ad if you are promoting a sale of your personal equipment. No Ebay auctions, but "Buy It Now" listings are fine. Photos are HIGHLY suggested as well, and may be hosted on Google Drive, or elsewhere. If you see an ad that does not meet these criteria, please report it.
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iiipopes
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With all due respect, if you MUST play fiberglass, please consider a pre-UMI King. With minimal care, they last forever. The .687 bore gives better projection, presence and security of intonation than a medium or large bore on a fiberglass bell, since you don't get any help on either from the fiberglass. Then consider an old Conn 14k, as with its slightly smaller bugle, it may not be that much heavier, with all the advantages of playing all-brass.
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WilliamVance
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I agree with iiipopes that you'd be better off with a pre-UMI King or a Brass Conn 14K. The old style King 1250/2350 is also a great sousaphone. All of these can be had on ebay for very reasonalbe prices and they come up often enough. If you want to be sure of what you're getting I would go through one of the folks listed on this site under "shops". I'm sure they would be helpful and honest. Good luck, and I hope whatever you decide on it makes you happy!