Eastman 853 Eb Tuba For Sale. $5,000

williamp · Post by **williamp** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:25 pm

I'm selling my Eastman 853 Eb compensating tuba, which I purchased as a new "demo" in January of this year.

It comes with a nice hard case and a Shires 8 mouthpiece. I had Martin Wilk add extra bracing (it came with rather minimal bracing) and realign the valves, which included machining the valve caps. I also had Martin shorten the third valve slides and take a little off the inner branch to improve intonation. This horn is in raw brass (not lacquer), so the finish is uneven as it ages.

I have over $6,000 in this horn and I am asking for $5,000 in hopes of a quick sale. I am looking to fund another horn being built for me by Martin.

The horn is in SE Michigan.

Photos are here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

I have some videos of the horn. Here is a basic demo without manipulating any slides for tuning. I can take credit for all the mistakes. Trust me, it's not the horn...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh7B_1TrnOI

Here's another etude with the horn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDnsOMYFFKo

Please email me at r4ragtimeband@gmail.com for more information.

William