*Drool* .... OLD Alex BBb 3v

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:34 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Alexander-Mainz-BBb ... 4ced7bfe23" target="_blank

Yummy!

bort · Post by **bort** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:45 pm

Holy Pricetag!

TexTuba · Post by **TexTuba** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:15 pm

bort wrote:Holy Pricetag!

No kidding!

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:43 pm

TexTuba wrote:
bort wrote:Holy Pricetag!
No kidding!

Indeed...

Bob Kolada · Post by **Bob Kolada** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:59 pm

bloke wrote:I liked the OLD days, when this same seller would offer pre-restored (read: beat-up) stuff like this for a few hundred bucks, and everyone was suspicious of him - just because he is in Bulgaria. Back then, I was actually able to get some "deals" from him.

There's still this guy-
http://instruments.shop.ebay.com/Brass- ... 11.c0.m282

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:33 pm

Had I not seen the badge... I would have sworn this is a VMI/B & S. Still not so sure it isn't.

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:33 pm

TubaTinker wrote:Had I not seen the badge... I would have sworn this is a VMI/B & S. Still not so sure it isn't.

We do periodically disagree on this, eh?

Alexander's earlier (way pre-war) designs are not always quite what they are now.

J.c.S. (who notes the guards are inder the sacond ferule : )

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 12:50 am

$7,000 sounds rather over-priced to me for a 50 year old 3 valve BBb, even if an Alexander and restored. Who knows how it plays and with only 3 valves, and of limited potential use???

A lot more playable tubas than this have sat on here unsold for months even when at a lower price.

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:53 am

That is a beautiful tuba...but seriously, who is he kidding with that price? There is another Alex BBb in Canada with 4 valves for $7,950. I am a hardcore Alexander guy, but you have to be kidding me with the price of both. Do they want to sell them or not?

jonesbrass · Post by **jonesbrass** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:02 pm

ZNC Dandy wrote:That is a beautiful tuba...but seriously, who is he kidding with that price? There is another Alex BBb in Canada with 4 valves for $7,950. I am a hardcore Alexander guy, but you have to be kidding me with the price of both. Do they want to sell them or not?

Definitely not.

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