LTB: 186 BBb Miraphone/Decent 4 valve rotory BBb tuba

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:56 pm

I'm guessing you are a student. You should look into a loan from a bank, student loan or a credit card. Most private sellers are not going to carry financing. Woodwind and Brasswind has a 12 month financing plan: http://tinyurl.com/2ypxre

If you have no credit or bad credit, it's time for a part-time or full-time job, or a second job if you're already working.

EDIT: cleaned up ugly, long URL that would not "wrap"

Eric "who did not own a tuba until he was 35" L.

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:37 pm

I'm looking into getting my own horn too, but I'm having trouble finding a payment plan. The monthly payment plan I see on WWBW is a 30 month plan (paying minimums) with no interest until 2009. After that, it's 25.90% APR. I'm 15, so I'm not sure how easy it would be to get a job, and I don't have other bills to pay (mother isn't charging room and board yet!), so all the income I get would be profit.

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:02 pm

I've heard of it, and my middle and high school uses those nasty folders, but I've never been there.

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:50 pm

Of course not! That's absurd. It's only available for ages 18 and over, too. Everything would be done through my mom.

I am indeed "playing the crap" out of the 186 I use at school. I don't have the resources, though, to take it home. I am also not in the position to stay after school every day and practice with it. I am looking into my own instrument for later on in life.

I'm not even going to go looking for a job until I turn 16 and won't start searching for a horn until I have established myself in said job and have consulted people at local schools and other tuba people.

cjk · Post by **cjk** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:05 pm

Get a job and set up a payment plan to yourself.

Keep paying yourself until you have enough money for a tuba.

Don't go to movies, buy sneakers, waste time at the mall, whatever in the mean time.

Matt Reese · Post by **Matt Reese** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:26 pm

While I was in your position during High School, I was able to save up enough money to buy my first tuba (YBB-103). The horn plays as well as you could expect for a 3 Valve BBb, but it served the job well until my parents thought it to be a wise investment to buy my 186 CC. So keep your eyes out for an old fixer-upper, it may even help you learn skills to fix horns in the future and will still give you a horn to practice on. You have a GREAT horn at the school, so all you need is a tuba to practice on at home. Good Luck with your search.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:54 am

tubaphore wrote:
The Jackson wrote:I'm 15, so I'm not sure how easy it would be to get a job, and I don't have other bills to pay (mother isn't charging room and board yet!), so all the income I get would be profit.
So you're 15 and trying to start a payment plan with a private party?

1. No one in their right mind would do that as any contract you signed with them would be non-binding since you're a minor.

2. Even if you weren't a minor, you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone that will start a payment plan with you.

3. You've got access to a 186. Play the crap out of it.

What he said. Patience, Grasshopper! You don't know how well off you have it to have access to a 186, when most guys your age only have access to, well, let's just say instruments of lesser pedigree.