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Hi!

I am selling my BBb Frankentuba. I have had it for a little less than a year. I traded with mcdctuba2014 last April. It has a 22 inch Conn bell and a Conn 20J body. It was put together by Art Hovey and was the horn in his Tubenet article on how to create a proper storage box for mailing called "Packing a big Tuba for Shipment." You can read more about this tuba, if you search "FS/FT Conn Frankentuba $1500 (Traded)". I have replaced most of the braces on this horn as well as replaced the spit valves and turned the bell so the scroll work shows outward. I have had made a couple of fourth valve extensions. The instrument was also recently chemically cleaned. This horn should play for many more decades. In addition, I am including an Alteri Gig Bag that I had made for it and will throw in an unbranded mouthpiece that is in perfect condition. (My wife insists) I am working on pictures and will add a link as soon as I figure out how.

PROS
This Tuba is very easy to play in the bottom range. The easiest I have ever owned. In addition, it plays very well up through
the bass clef staff up into the high register. It is a wonderful instrument for anyone playing in a large concert band in that it will supply a large/dark bottom to the ensemble. It plays big.

CONS
It is an older horn and has some age spots on it. It looks a little "non-traditional." It plays pretty well in tune but you will
need to use alternate fingerings for some notes. I used to play an old Alex so that was never a big deal to me.

Why are you selling?
Well, I miss playing CC tuba and I play in smaller ensembles as well as my community band. In other words, I am thinking of downsizing.

Terms
You will pay for the shipping. I will drive reasonable distances to help with this.

If you are interested please PM me here or at jmichaellopp@gmail.com" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank.

This is a link to my photographs.

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For any hobbyists or first time tuba purchasers, I definitely recommend checking out this horn. It does have some weird alternate fingerings, but nothing that's impossible to work around, and the evenness of the mid-upper register and the sheer power of the low register of this horn is worth it. On top of that, you'll never see another horn like it and it's always an interesting conversation piece. I personally loved this horn and only traded it to switch to CC. Again for anyone looking for their first horn, or for anyone looking for a solid bottom horn for a larger ensemble, this horn will give you more bang for your buck than many other horns in this price range.

Thanks mcdtuba, I really appreciate it!

Mike

HI!

The Horn has sold. Thanks for all your interest.

MIke Lopp