This horn was purchased in November 2005 from Dan Oberloh. According to Dan, it was owned by a pro who sold it when he retired. It was obviously very well cared for and Dan serviced it in his wonderful way before he shipped it to me.
This is an earlier model of the YEB-321S (about 1979 or 1980). The valves are great, the slides all pull fine. The horn has a few (three or four) minor "love taps" but these are qute small. The finish is great.
The tuba comes with a case which is in great shape save for some scuff marks and the loss of some of the edge stripping around the valence (I pulled it off and put it in the storage compartment). This case, however, has no wheels.
I'm seekingg $2,400 for the tuba and case, plus shipping and will listen to reasonable offers. The posted sales price for these new is over $5k. There is no mouthpiece. The horn is available in Chicago for a playtest. Sorry, I will only ship within the continental USA.
I'm selling because, for the amount of tuba playing I do, a BBb is all I need.
I invite your PMs or e-mails and thank you for your interest.
Alex F.
05/26/07: So you all wants pictures??? Pictures you gots
Below is the most significant boo-boo. It came with the horn. There are one or two much smaller ones as well. If you look on the first picture, there's a small ping on the bottom bow. Dan O. calls these "dents of love".
The case actually looks better than the picture. Some of the valence edge stripping has come off (rolled up and in the case if you want to glue it back on). Note there are no wheels on this older model.
