FS/FT: Cerveny CC "Piggy" + other goodies = $3000 SOLD
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 9:23 am
Hello TubeNet.
It is very bittersweet for me now, but I recently purchased a dream of a horn for a deal that I could not pass up. Because I'll be an incoming grad student, I need to free up some funds, and this piggy is on the top of the list.
For sale I have a wonderful Cerveny "Piggy", 4 valves, in the key of CC. It looks like it was made in the 70's. This horn is really something special, as I believe this is the piggy that both John Stevens and John Cradler played on in the past. In fact, if I'm correct it's the horn that Cradler used to win the "President's Own" audition. I have owned this horn and done work on it for the past 9 months. Let me say, that this is one HECK of a "3/4" tuba.
Playing
Don't let the size fool you, it plays quite loud when it needs to. The high range really sings, and the low range is incredibly free blowing. Even though it has 4 valves, I've found that pulling the 4th slide can actually take care of any pedal D or Db that comes my way. The only alternate notes I found myself fixing were the E natural in the staff (1+2), the Eb in the staff (2+3), A natural in the staff (first slide pull), and the F natural below the staff (first slide pull). I've used this on MULTIPLE gigs in the past few months, and it works like a charm in a band setting, quintet setting, and even in a symphony setting. Keep in mind though, we weren't playing Mahler or Tchaikovsky, you may have to push to use this in a massive symphony setting. However...in the right hands, any 3/4 tuba can sound like a 5/4 tuba I've been told. It's a GREAT all-around horn, and I got into grad school on it WITH an assistantship offer from multiple schools.
Work done on horn/Tweaking
This piggy really went to market. Here are the following mods that were done to it (completed by first owners a while back):
-First valve has been vented
-First valve slide has an added "hook" for easy reach
-The leadpipe has been moved UP for easier playing (if you're tall and played a piggy before, you'll understand)
(here starts the work I've done on the horn)
-Rotors re-aligned
-Dents on bell rolled out
-There was a HUGE dent on the bottom part of the tuba. Everyone said it couldn't be fixed. Mark Metzler got it popped back into place with a magnet in about 10 minutes. There were multiple dents he fixed on the horn.
-The leadpipe originally had a leak in it...perhaps some evidence of rot, but nothing to worry about now. Metzler took the pipe completely off, and repatched/resoldered the whole thing. It plays so much better now.
-The rotors have new bumpers to play quieter (not silent, but definitely better)
-Some loose bracing got re-soldered
-I cleaned it
What's included:
-1x Cerveny piggy tuba
-1x All leather Walter Chronkite gig bag
-1x EXTRA Cerveny leadpipe (I recommend using this as a replacement in the future, could be done anytime)
-1x PT-50 mouthpiece
-1x Schilke Helleberg mouthpiece
I am located in northern Indiana, and would prefer local pickup only. I am willing to drive for potential buyers! I would prefer cities like Indianapolis, Chicago, and Michigan, Dayton, and surrounding cities.
With the current market for these tubas, plus the repairs/mods and items included, I'm putting this package up for $3000.
The only trades I will consider are for F tubas.
My email is stefan DOT roose AT gmail DOT com
Pictures to be added soon.
It is very bittersweet for me now, but I recently purchased a dream of a horn for a deal that I could not pass up. Because I'll be an incoming grad student, I need to free up some funds, and this piggy is on the top of the list.
For sale I have a wonderful Cerveny "Piggy", 4 valves, in the key of CC. It looks like it was made in the 70's. This horn is really something special, as I believe this is the piggy that both John Stevens and John Cradler played on in the past. In fact, if I'm correct it's the horn that Cradler used to win the "President's Own" audition. I have owned this horn and done work on it for the past 9 months. Let me say, that this is one HECK of a "3/4" tuba.
Playing
Don't let the size fool you, it plays quite loud when it needs to. The high range really sings, and the low range is incredibly free blowing. Even though it has 4 valves, I've found that pulling the 4th slide can actually take care of any pedal D or Db that comes my way. The only alternate notes I found myself fixing were the E natural in the staff (1+2), the Eb in the staff (2+3), A natural in the staff (first slide pull), and the F natural below the staff (first slide pull). I've used this on MULTIPLE gigs in the past few months, and it works like a charm in a band setting, quintet setting, and even in a symphony setting. Keep in mind though, we weren't playing Mahler or Tchaikovsky, you may have to push to use this in a massive symphony setting. However...in the right hands, any 3/4 tuba can sound like a 5/4 tuba I've been told. It's a GREAT all-around horn, and I got into grad school on it WITH an assistantship offer from multiple schools.
Work done on horn/Tweaking
This piggy really went to market. Here are the following mods that were done to it (completed by first owners a while back):
-First valve has been vented
-First valve slide has an added "hook" for easy reach
-The leadpipe has been moved UP for easier playing (if you're tall and played a piggy before, you'll understand)
(here starts the work I've done on the horn)
-Rotors re-aligned
-Dents on bell rolled out
-There was a HUGE dent on the bottom part of the tuba. Everyone said it couldn't be fixed. Mark Metzler got it popped back into place with a magnet in about 10 minutes. There were multiple dents he fixed on the horn.
-The leadpipe originally had a leak in it...perhaps some evidence of rot, but nothing to worry about now. Metzler took the pipe completely off, and repatched/resoldered the whole thing. It plays so much better now.
-The rotors have new bumpers to play quieter (not silent, but definitely better)
-Some loose bracing got re-soldered
-I cleaned it
What's included:
-1x Cerveny piggy tuba
-1x All leather Walter Chronkite gig bag
-1x EXTRA Cerveny leadpipe (I recommend using this as a replacement in the future, could be done anytime)
-1x PT-50 mouthpiece
-1x Schilke Helleberg mouthpiece
I am located in northern Indiana, and would prefer local pickup only. I am willing to drive for potential buyers! I would prefer cities like Indianapolis, Chicago, and Michigan, Dayton, and surrounding cities.
With the current market for these tubas, plus the repairs/mods and items included, I'm putting this package up for $3000.
The only trades I will consider are for F tubas.
My email is stefan DOT roose AT gmail DOT com
Pictures to be added soon.
