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FS: Ron Bishop/Bloke's Mirafone 184 CC - SOLD!
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:21 pm
by J.c. Sherman
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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Re: FS @ Army Tuba Conference - Miraphone 184 CC - Ron Bisho
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:22 pm
by J.c. Sherman
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Re: FS @ Army Tuba Conference - Miraphone 184 CC - Ron Bisho
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:23 pm
by J.c. Sherman
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Re: FS @ Army Tuba Conference - Miraphone 184 CC - Ron Bisho
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:36 am
by Three Valves
That entire flute row is hot!!
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:02 pm
by J.c. Sherman
Bump...
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:13 pm
by J.c. Sherman
Bümpen fur Price Droppen
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:25 pm
by ginnboonmiller
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)
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:42 pm
by J.c. Sherman
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
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:42 pm
by J.c. Sherman
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
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:20 am
by J.c. Sherman
Bümp
Re: FS @ Army Tuba Conference - Miraphone 184 CC - Ron Bisho
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:14 am
by Three Valves
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!!
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:19 pm
by J.c. Sherman
Bump
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:05 am
by Sharp
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.
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC - $3,750
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:15 pm
by J.c. Sherman
Bumpenzie pour Pricenzi Dropsenzie
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC- New Pics!
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:08 pm
by J.c. Sherman
Bosse
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC- New Pics!
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:35 am
by Paho
Still for sale? I'm in Ohio.
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC- New Pics!
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:37 pm
by J.c. Sherman
Paho wrote:Still for sale? I'm in Ohio.
Still for sale, and still in Ohio
Re: FS: Ron Bishop's Mirafone 184 5-valve CC- New Pics!
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:09 am
by J.c. Sherman
Bump... reduced price!
Re: FS: Ron Bishop/Bloke's Mirafone 184 CC
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:58 am
by J.c. Sherman
Bump... believe it or not. If you're in Ohio, come around and try it! PM me!
Re: FS: Ron Bishop/Bloke's Mirafone 184 CC
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:29 pm
by swillafew
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.