Vintage horns?
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Tubajug
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Vintage horns?
What's the general consensus on what year/age makes a horn vintage?
Jordan
King 2341 with a Holton "Monster" Eb bell
Eb Frankentuba
Martin Medium Eb Helicon
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King 2341 with a Holton "Monster" Eb bell
Eb Frankentuba
Martin Medium Eb Helicon
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving's probably not for you.
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TexTuba
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Re: Vintage horns?
I think it depends on the company. I always thought Mirafone tubas from the 60s/70s were vintage. When I think of Conn/Martin/etc., I think turn-of-the-century as vintage. I don't know if this answers anything, but there's my input...Tubajug wrote:What's the general consensus on what year/age makes a horn vintage?
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imperialbari
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Re: Vintage horns?
With rotary valves S-links smell oldish.
With piston tubas bell front point backwards in time.
Klaus
With piston tubas bell front point backwards in time.
Klaus
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cjk
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Re: Vintage horns?
Vintage is the word people use when they want you to think something old is valuable.
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imperialbari
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Re: Vintage horns?
Does Yamaha market Monica as vintage?
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Tubajug
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Re: Vintage horns?
Haha, I like that! Thanks for the response!cjk wrote:Vintage is the word people use when they want you to think something old is valuable.
Jordan
King 2341 with a Holton "Monster" Eb bell
Eb Frankentuba
Martin Medium Eb Helicon
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving's probably not for you.
King 2341 with a Holton "Monster" Eb bell
Eb Frankentuba
Martin Medium Eb Helicon
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving's probably not for you.
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iiipopes
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Dan Schultz
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Re: Vintage horns?
Hell.... I'm vintage!iiipopes wrote:Eventually, all tubas become "vintage."
Dan Schultz
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"The Village Tinker"
http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
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Z-Tuba Dude
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Re: Vintage horns?
Vintage means dented. (at least it does, on E-bay!!!) 
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SousaSaver
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Re: Vintage horns?
Vintage as a term referring to musical instruments is mostly meaningless. The comment about people using vintage as a euphemism for old is dead on accurate.
Which would you rather buy?
Old miraphone tuba
Vintage miraphone tuba
(I guess it depends on the price...)
Which would you rather buy?
Old miraphone tuba
Vintage miraphone tuba
(I guess it depends on the price...)
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TheHatTuba
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Re: Vintage horns?
Old = worthless, outdated, not youngBRSousa wrote:
Old miraphone tuba
Vintage miraphone tuba
Vintage = retro, valuable, classic
They are all words (and i strongly dislike english class
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