Hello,
I am a university student and FINALLY have enough money to replace my old Cerveny 686. If anyone has one of these horns for sale, please contact me. I'm not set on these two horns, so if you have another good quality tuba let me know as well.
Thanks,
Dave
Wanted: Miraphone 1291 or Besson 995
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This forum is for buying or selling your personal equipment. Sponsored selling is allowed as well. All ads are required to have the following information: Price (even for trades), brand, model, and location (City and State, for instruments, not accessories). It is acceptable to link to an external ad if you are promoting a sale of your personal equipment. No Ebay auctions, but "Buy It Now" listings are fine. Photos are HIGHLY suggested as well, and may be hosted on Google Drive, or elsewhere. If you see an ad that does not meet these criteria, please report it.
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dtemp
- 3 valves
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Wanted: Miraphone 1291 or Besson 995
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james
- pro musician
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here is a......
Miraphone 1290 used
This is not the newer model but I cannot tell much playing difference between the two. I am simply looking for something bigger with rotary valves. This is a 5/4 Piston valve,laquered tuba. Has a couple cosmetic dents and laquer is about 90%. This horn was chem-cleaned recently and includes a gig bag and hard case. E-mail me for more details.
jhicks54@hotmail.com
This is not the newer model but I cannot tell much playing difference between the two. I am simply looking for something bigger with rotary valves. This is a 5/4 Piston valve,laquered tuba. Has a couple cosmetic dents and laquer is about 90%. This horn was chem-cleaned recently and includes a gig bag and hard case. E-mail me for more details.
jhicks54@hotmail.com
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james
- pro musician
- Posts: 436
- Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:58 pm
- Location: Washington, DC
here is a......
Miraphone 1290 used
This is not the newer model but I cannot tell much playing difference between the two. I am simply looking for something bigger with rotary valves. This is a 5/4 Piston valve,laquered tuba. Has a couple cosmetic dents and laquer is about 90%. This horn was chem-cleaned recently and includes a gig bag and hard case. E-mail me for more details.
jhicks54@hotmail.com
This is not the newer model but I cannot tell much playing difference between the two. I am simply looking for something bigger with rotary valves. This is a 5/4 Piston valve,laquered tuba. Has a couple cosmetic dents and laquer is about 90%. This horn was chem-cleaned recently and includes a gig bag and hard case. E-mail me for more details.
jhicks54@hotmail.com
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MartyNeilan
- 6 valves
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FWIW, this 1290 is a killer big horn, taller than most and with a nearly 20" bell. Big, very dark sound and open low register. Intonation manageable, slides very accessable. Heavily tweaked by Lee Stofer. This was one of the better 1290's made even before it spent some time with "the man". If I legitimately needed a 5/4 horn, I would buy it back in a second.
Last edited by MartyNeilan on Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Roger Lewis
- pro musician
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Both of these horns....
are so new that there are very few up for sale used as yet. Both are quite affordable new compared to some of the other instruments that are around. If you check out the Bessons on any new web site, you will find the price to be quite high, but this is not the REAL price. The Music Group makes the dealers advertise this price.
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