What did I buy?

drewfus · Post by **drewfus** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:11 am

The seller says it has Bach marked on the bell. Looks to me like a marching baritone. The seller had it listed as a french horn. For a $77 winning bid, I'll roll the dice.

Chadtuba · Post by **Chadtuba** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:21 am

It's a marching baritone. I've played one when helping to fill in the low section with one of the local high schools. I'm a little jealous as I keep looking for one hoping to come across that same type of deal. Musta missed that one

drewfus · Post by **drewfus** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:34 am

The seller had a tuba for sale, I looked at his other auctions and found this one.

I have been looking for something I could use to sit in with the jazz side of our community band. They need a fourth trombone now and then, figured this might work. That is, if the director will tolerate it, he is the first 'bone.

quinterbourne · Post by **quinterbourne** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:37 am

the elephant wrote:really high volumes... pretty ratty and out of tune.

Isn't that kind of stuff normal in marching bands?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:42 am

Yeah... it's a marching baritone. They are actually pretty hard to come by. I hardly ever get one to sell.... mostly because the ones that were in service in marching bands have been totally destroyed.

quinterbourne · Post by **quinterbourne** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:47 am

Well, it seems like you got a good deal because of the seller's incomplete title. Good for you!

I almost got a Scherzer piccolo trumpet (why I was bidding on a piccolo trumpet I'll never quite understand) at quite a deal because the seller listed it as piccolo instead of a piccolo trumpet (it didn't show up when searching for trumpet or piccolo trumpet). Anyways, I guess those trumpet players are a little more clever than us low brass guys... and the price got quite high.