FOUND! PT-6 or similar 5/4 rotary CC

[arpthark]

Whoops, accidentally deleted my old post.

I sold my PT-20P and am looking to move up to something a bit bigger, preferably a PT-6, but will consider any five-valve, 5/4 rotary CC tuba. Finish, wear-and-tear, looks, etc. don't matter. I am going to leave this ad up until mid-March, and if I don't get any hits I'll go up to Michigan and pick out a new PT-6.

Looking for such horns as:

-PT-6 rotary

-Alexander 163

-Rudolf Meinl

-Cerveny, etc. "Kaiser"

-Miraphone/Mirafone 190

-Hirsbrunner HB-6 (long shot, I know)

not interested in Yorkaphones or 4/4+ instruments (PT-606, Miraphone 1291/2, Bruckner, Miraphone 188, etc)

I am located in Lexington, KY and will be willing to drive ~6 hrs. to play test the horn. Trying before buying is preferred, but if you'd like to work something out with shipping I will consider that too.

Show me what you got! If you have something for sale that is a big, rotary CC that I didn't list above, don't hesitate to contact me. You can reach me through PM here or via email at b.taylor90 at gmail dot com.

Thanks!

Blake

[tooba]

I'm a bit confused by your post. Didn't you just buy a Neptune? :
http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=48793&p=421046
http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48838

The Cerveny "Kaiser" and Miraphone 190 are roughly the same size as your Neptune - ( 5/4+, 6/4 rotary contrabasses). The Alex 163 is more a full 4/4 size (I don't care what some ppl say). And those horns all sound quite different from each other.

Sure you know what you want?

[arpthark]

I had the Neptune on a trial basis and, after some hard thinking, decided that specific model wasn't for me after the initial "new-horn honeymoon" was over. I had it on trial for about a week and a half or two weeks, and am sending it back to the owner soon.

I know that I prefer rotors, and I want something on the large side. Finding a used Alex on the east coast is a stretch, but I have heard lots of buzz and would be open to trying one out myself, regardless of how you want to break down the _/4 designation there.

Again, I am open to trying out a variety of horns that meet that criteria - I'm not extraordinarily picky, but I have a ballpark idea of what I want. I don't want to miss a good horn (whether it has X sound or Y sound) because I didn't include enough parameters in my post. I figured I would make the post as inclusive as possible to see what's available, and then play test or try out the horn on a trial basis (unless it's a screamin' deal) and act accordingly. There are indeed many different sounds out there, and I'm really not opposed to that!

Thank you for your concern. Also, bump!

Blake

[arpthark]

Bump!

[arpthark]

Bump.

[arpthark]

Horn has been found! Muchas gracias to the awesome Jon Voth of Pershing's Own for selling me his pristine 1996 PT-6 in silver plate.