FS: Ron Bishop/Bloke's Mirafone 184 CC - SOLD!

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:21 pm

For Sale: Ronald Bishop's 184 CC with Bloke-added 5th valve. Just cleaned and serviced!

This is a special 184 in every way... a special tuba. Bloke added the 5th valve (I was told) some time ago, and unlike most of the 5-valve 184s, this plays like the 4 valvers in resonance, power and tone, somehow compromised on stock 5 valve 184s (the old 2-step valves).

This plays very well, and better than most small CC tubas. Comes with an old-school gig-bag.

Price is $3,500 plus shipping (Cleveland, OH). It's a great player and with unique provenance. I've heard this thing in concert several times... it's capable of so much!

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J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:22 pm

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:23 pm

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:36 am

That entire flute row is hot!!

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:02 pm

Bump...

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:13 pm

Bümpen fur Price Droppen

ginnboonmiller · Post by **ginnboonmiller** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:25 pm

Shocked this hasn't moved! It's a great horn with a history.

Jc, I'm forgetting my history - was this Mr. Bishop's horn while I was out there? I remember the Miraha mostly, but he used this, too, right? (For non-Oberlin folks, I'm talking about the early 1990s when Jc and I were both Mr. Bishop's students)

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:42 pm

ginnboonmiller wrote:Shocked this hasn't moved! It's a great horn with a history.

J.c., I'm forgetting my history - was this Mr. Bishop's horn while I was out there? I remember the Miraha mostly, but he used this, too, right? (For non-Oberlin folks, I'm talking about the early 1990s when Jc and I were both Mr. Bishop's students)

Correct, as I understand it. The Yamahphone/Miraha had a little more poop, I think, for solos (John WIlliams, etc.), but this was his main pint-size

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:42 pm

bloke wrote:If I'm remembering correctly (??), I designed that piggyback slide to function as follows:

entire assembly - a typical "long whole step" fifth valve

ONLY the short slide (with the curlycue part removed) - a "long half step" fifth valve...so that low F can be played just about in-tune with 5-2-4, (long half-step + half step + perfect 4th), and the 5th valve can ALSO be used for an in-tune C# as well as an in-tune low F# (5-4, rather than 2-4).

Correct

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:20 am

Bümp

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:14 am

tuben wrote:

Tell me again how this generation has all the same opportunities as previous?

They don't, it will be even better.

For one, in just s few short decades or less, they won't have to worry about making 100k+ a year mining coal!!

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:19 pm

Bump

Sharp · Post by **Sharp** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:05 am

DP wrote:
bloke wrote:Here's another very old picture of this tuba...

...shortly after I sold it to the person who sold it to Ron Bishop...

all that opportunity, and the kid can't put down his iPhone (or is that Nintendo?)

He's posting on the forum from his phone to see what ensembles the tuba would work well in, or if he should go ahead and sell it to Ron Bishop.

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:15 pm

Bumpenzie pour Pricenzi Dropsenzie

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:08 pm

Bosse

Paho · Post by **Paho** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:35 am

Still for sale? I'm in Ohio.

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:37 pm

Paho wrote:Still for sale? I'm in Ohio.

Still for sale, and still in Ohio

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:09 am

Bump... reduced price!

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:58 am

Bump... believe it or not. If you're in Ohio, come around and try it! PM me!

swillafew · Post by **swillafew** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:29 pm

Not sure why Mirafone stopped making the 184 - I love mine.

http://www.miraphone.info/en/instrument ... valves-317

I would like to see a new one myself.

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