hapid transit, a.k.a. "also not a dork"

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:48 pm

"Grand Hapids"?

http://cgi.ebay.com/grand-hapids-tuba_W ... dZViewItem

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:44 pm

Besides, everybody who's anybody knows that it's "Grand Hapid's"...

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:09 am

Not a 'con', from description and appearance, but a small/medium bore model

Todd S. Malicoate · Post by **Todd S. Malicoate** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:48 am

"100% playing condition...i dont know anything about tuba"

Amazing how sellers can use terms like 100% when they don't know anything about the merchandise they are peddling...

Naptown Tuba · Post by **Naptown Tuba** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:49 am

Imagine! A horn with an authentic "tunes pipe!" I bet everyone on here is drooling with envy about now. I know I am.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:17 am

I'm sure they're not sure, but from the description (sketchy as it is) and the pictures, this is a "USA Line/Grand Rapids/Band Instrument Co" small bore tuba. Grand Rapids was owned by York, and, according to a later employee, came down the same production line.

One look should tell you that this is not a full-size tuba, but rather, the kind that was bought by small town band tubists who could not afford two tubas, and so marched with the same one.