Buescher Custom CC at Dillon's

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Buescher Custom CC at Dillon's

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Anyone know the story on this tuba? Looks cool!

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I was there yesterday, and it played really well. I was honestly surprised, because it didn't look as good as some of the other ones, but it played like a real pro.
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I wonder if that was Scott Mendokers old horn?
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The sound is "world class"! Wonder if someone at Dillons who is a Tubenet reader is enjoying a little joke.
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Was this horn also for sale at Dillon's about a year ago?
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Yes, that Buescher was orginally owned by Scott Mendoker. It started out as a 3 valve top action BBb that had a really long tuning in the leadpipe slide. I think I only had to cut out about 6 inches of branches to make that horn. The rotor valves are from Meinl Weston. The main tuning slide crook came from a VMI 103 tuba. Of course I made the nickel silver leadpipe from drawn nickel silver tube. One of my favorite tubas.
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I played this horn a few years ago when it was originally for sale:

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Great horn, definitely the best thing they had in their shop at the time...

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I played this horn at Dillon Music over 8 years ago or so when Scott M. had first put it up for sale I believe. I remember really liking this horn at the time. It had a real sweet sound and was a very free blowing instrument. However, I had just bought a new MW2000 less than a month prior and was not about to buy another CC however tempting that horn was. I was actually there to pick out an F. Someone will get a very unique and wonderful instrument. Another great Matt Walters creation.

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