Martin Recording Tuba for sale or trade

[pigman]

I played the big brother to this horn for many years and never had a broken string. they have a shorter stroke than any ball linkage.. However.... I would offer you a straight cash deal or the horn. Its easy to convert the strings to ball and socket if you want to go that way



Ray

[MartyNeilan]

I REALLY wanted this horn, but due to the way the divorce is progressing, I might not be able to swing it.

Here is some food for thought:
1. Bandmaster is willing to come down on the price. PM him, you may like what he has to say now.

2. This is an EARLY Martin, in the Handcraft series. These are lighter than the later, similar looking Martins. Some people think they play better.

3. It includes real Martin bits. These are getting harder and harder to come by. Conn bits are just not the same.

4. Disregard what he says about this horn only being able to be used for certain things. Even though it has three valves, EVERY note from the pedal to the stratosphere can be played in tune if you can buzz it in tune. I owned a Handcraft before, I am not making this up. Back then, they made the third slide longer. Keep it all or most of the way in. Lip up slightly for 23, lip down slightly for 13. If you buzz it in tune, those notes will easily play in tune without any extra effort. Vent the 1st and second piston, and keep your left hand around the 1st or 2nd slides. That way, if you really want, you can pull for 123. Otherwise, you can still lip it and get an in tune B natural with a good sound. That's it. No need for a 4th or 5th valve - the false tones on these horns are great. Rumor has it the three valvers even play a little better than the four valvers.

5. I played one of these horns with a bell front in Dr. David Holsinger's Wind Ensemble. He loved it and could have cared less which way the bell pointed. I also played a Marcello Sonata on one for a recital. Sounded great. Even played it outdoors for the brass fanfare by Dukas. Opening high Ab was killer. However, there is a time and a place where you need an upright bell. Call Lee Stofer, and for not much more than a grand, you can have a killer upright bell. Little more, and you can have a killer upright bell with the most beautiful engraving you ever saw. (How do I know this? It was copied from MY Martin )

I want this horn. But if I can't have it, YOU should.

[Frank Ortega]

Testify Marty!
I agree with everything he says.
These horns are amazing.

[Paul Scott]

Marty is right on all counts. Great horns in tone and scale and much more versatile than one might think at first. The best are pre WWII examples like this one. The upright bells that Lee offers work very, very well, (better than the rather scarce original upright bells, IMO). A fourth valve is not necessary on these instruments-the "false tones" in the pedal register are very strong-nothing "false" about them! You don't need a 4th valve for low C and F on these either-they are not sharp. If you need pull on the low B and E it is very easy to pull the 2nd valve slide with the index finger of the left hand. The upper register is very manageable despite the size of the bugle. I believe this is because the valve bore is only .715 or so. The result is a really massive taper, more pronounced than any other tuba that I'm aware of, and this seems to give these horns a wonderful tone and flexibility.

If you want a big American style BBb at a bargain price I doubt that you could be better. Can you tell that I like them?

[MartyNeilan]

Bump for Bandmaster. Use your tax refund to buy the ultimate outdoor concert band tuba that can do a whole lot more.

[OlTubazar]

Is the Martin tuba still available? I can trade a conn 20J(1947) with a new Kanstul upright bell in raw brass. Former member of the Huntington Beach concert band, Dave Wright

[MartyNeilan]

Still wondering myself if the horn is available.

[Bandmaster]

Bump.... yes this horn is still for sale!