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For sale is my wonderful rotary Fafner, MW's 5/4 BBb with 4 valves, an immense sound and surprising efficiency.
This instrument is a complete joy to play, especially if you love the rich Germanic tone tradition as much as I have.

Full details here: https://www.melton-meinl-weston.com/en/ ... bas/195-2/" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

Included with this instrument is a MW Aluminum case and a Cronkite bag.
All are in excellent condition and located in my home just south of Boston.

$7,500 and worth every single penny.

Here's a pic: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AUN9yRiyLjGVPHkEA" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

Please PM me with any questions.
-Jim

Nice tuba! Dig the fancy engraving!

Thanks, Bort - come to Boston and check it out! You'll fall in love.

jimgray wrote:Thanks, Bort - come to Boston and check it out! You'll fall in love.

As luck has it, I am in Boston next week on Monday and Tuesday.

Hope you can make it down!

I'll extend you the same comforts I will to all testers:
1) beer
2) pizza
3) zero pressure
4) lots of time with a tuba that will make you completely rethink CC and piston centricity
5) a fun comparator (my remarkable 1965 4v 186 CC, which is currently on hold for a dear friend)


Jim

I had the opportunity to play a Meinl Weston Fafner (Rotary) at two of my previous assignments/units. These are great tubas!!

Hi all-

I've dropped the price on the Fafner by $1,000.
It is now listed at $7,500, (including bag and flight case); very strong value at that price.
I've played several of these, and this one is an exemplary copy.

thanks for looking-
Jim

That's a hell of a deal!

must.....resist.....urge......for......another.........tuba.....................

My wife says we have something called a “mortgage”, so I can’t buy this.

All kidding aside, this is a killer deal.

I don’t know the horn or the seller, in full disclosure.

Bump for Jim.

He's a top notch guy.

Also bump for the Fafner. I play one everyday and work and have no interest in going back to CC. Hell of a tuba.

I think you just said it all...

I bought this horn because I wanted to live the Germanic tone experience.
I wanted to sound like Walter Hilgers.
Or a really huge version of Sam Pilafian.
Basically, the bottom end on the classic Empire Brass Gabrielli CD.

Quite a bit comes for “free” w this horn.

If anyone wants a Miraphone 1291 I would be interested in selling to buy this horn!

Quick monday bump for the Fafner.

I've had many earnest inquiries, but nothing firm just yet.
This horn remains up for grabs.

As an FYI: $7,500 is my rock bottom price and I am not interested in trades of any sort.
Full disclosure: I am only selling this instrument because I have retired as a tuba player, not owning to any inadequacies in this instrument whatsoever.

Happy Labor Day weekend all.
This Fafner remains available - please contact me if you are interested.

Thanks-
Jim

Update: the Fafner is on hold. Thanks to all for your interest.

Fafner is sold to a very happy new owner. Good luck, Ben! This horn was made for you.