STILL AVAILABLE- 2013 Wessex "Mighty Midget" BB-flat Tornister Tuba
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2026 4:17 pm
STILL AVAILABLE FOR SALR
Selling my 2013 Wessex "Mighty Midget" BB-flat Tornister tuba. Compact size with remarkably big sound. Like-new condition. Located in Mansfield, PA. I would prefer not to ship, but I am open to ideas - risk and cost is all yours.
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I purchased this as a "practice horn" to keep at a vacation home in Colorado. Transported in 2014 from PA to CO on the back of my motorcycle. Only has been played for about 4 weeks each year, as a "maintain some chops while vacationing" instrument.
No dents, dings, nor scratches. Valves are smooth. All slides push and pull freely. Plays as well as one should expect from an instrument like this. Of course, it has intonation and color issues like any Tornister tuba. I find them to be manageable.
Case is also in like-new condition. All zippers, handles, and backpack straps are in great shape. Also comes with no-name, generic Wessex mouthpiece that came with the instrument.
The Tornister tuba "is what it is" - a pocket tuba that has some specific applications. Use it as a practice tuba that is easy and compact to haul around. Some like it for jazz applications.
Asking $2500 plus shipping (again, I would prefer NOT to ship). Open to reasonable offers.
I also have an O'Malley Cimbasso in E-flat that I will be listing within the next few weeks, if anyone is interested in that as well. Keep a look out.
Nate Rinnert
Commonwealth University of PA - Mansfield
1965 Holton 345 BB-flat Tuba
1980 Boosey & Hawkes Imperial E-flat Tuba
Wessex/Eastman Compensating E-flat Cimbasso
Selling my 2013 Wessex "Mighty Midget" BB-flat Tornister tuba. Compact size with remarkably big sound. Like-new condition. Located in Mansfield, PA. I would prefer not to ship, but I am open to ideas - risk and cost is all yours.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
I purchased this as a "practice horn" to keep at a vacation home in Colorado. Transported in 2014 from PA to CO on the back of my motorcycle. Only has been played for about 4 weeks each year, as a "maintain some chops while vacationing" instrument.
No dents, dings, nor scratches. Valves are smooth. All slides push and pull freely. Plays as well as one should expect from an instrument like this. Of course, it has intonation and color issues like any Tornister tuba. I find them to be manageable.
Case is also in like-new condition. All zippers, handles, and backpack straps are in great shape. Also comes with no-name, generic Wessex mouthpiece that came with the instrument.
The Tornister tuba "is what it is" - a pocket tuba that has some specific applications. Use it as a practice tuba that is easy and compact to haul around. Some like it for jazz applications.
Asking $2500 plus shipping (again, I would prefer NOT to ship). Open to reasonable offers.
I also have an O'Malley Cimbasso in E-flat that I will be listing within the next few weeks, if anyone is interested in that as well. Keep a look out.
Nate Rinnert
Commonwealth University of PA - Mansfield
1965 Holton 345 BB-flat Tuba
1980 Boosey & Hawkes Imperial E-flat Tuba
Wessex/Eastman Compensating E-flat Cimbasso