Old Russian Tuba

Johnnyplaysthetuba · Post by **Johnnyplaysthetuba** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:10 am

I just won an old Russian tuba off ebay and was wondering if anyone here could help me find some information on it.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wow-a-silver ... true&rt=nc

Cheers

Untersatz · Post by **Untersatz** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:49 am

I can't tell you anything about the horn itself, but I seriously doubt that it will get shipped
from Kansas to Australia for $76.83

Johnnyplaysthetuba · Post by **Johnnyplaysthetuba** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:48 am

I was confused about the shipping price as well. But i contacted the seller and he confirmed it.

"Q: Ebay said it would cost $75 to ship to Australia is that right ?
A: Yes...EBAY has a new international shipping facility which lowers the cost."

Johnnyplaysthetuba · Post by **Johnnyplaysthetuba** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:18 am

Yes all paid for

I'll post when it gets marked as shipped.
I'm still trying to find some info on it.

Untersatz · Post by **Untersatz** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:14 am

Well Johnny, that sounds like some kind of deal then!

As far as the horn goes, I haven't been a member very long here, but I don't
recall any threads on older Russian made tubas (other than St. Petersburg that is).
I hope you know a good instrument repair guy...........more than likely it will need
some TLC to get it into good playing shape, but cosmetically it looks pretty good so
I'd have to say you got a really good deal

Now lets hope that it plays good too!

Johnnyplaysthetuba · Post by **Johnnyplaysthetuba** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:35 am

Thank you I'm very much looking forward to receiving it

NCSUSousa · Post by **NCSUSousa** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:10 pm

The shape of that tuba looks just like the modern St. Petersburg tubas, except it's only got 3 valves and the engraving is in Russian. Actually, that's a match to the description of Vince's old St. Pete from his collection.
It's got the wear spots that Nickel plated St. Petes get. Chrome is much more durable, but is not commonly used on brass instruments. Silver will turn black with tarnish. He would have needed to polish it for pictures if it was silver. Nickel is the only other common plating material for brass instruments - and it's really common on St. Petersburg tubas. Based on that, I doubt that it's Chrome or Silver since the seller also didn't know and I have to go with Nickel.

Compare it to this: http://simonettitubacollection.com/inst ... -3-rotary/
You may be able to e-mail Vince Simonetti for more information on his old St. Pete for comparison. His contact info is on the left side of the page.

Uncle Buck · Post by **Uncle Buck** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:12 pm

Johnnyplaysthetuba wrote:I was confused about the shipping price as well. But i contacted the seller and he confirmed it.

"Q: Ebay said it would cost $75 to ship to Australia is that right ?
A: Yes...EBAY has a new international shipping facility which lowers the cost."

This is a red flag to me because Ebay is NOT in the shipping business. I hope I'm wrong, but I also hope you paid with a method that allows dispute resolution (Paypal, or any credit card).

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:03 pm

Uncle Buck wrote:
Johnnyplaysthetuba wrote:I was confused about the shipping price as well. But i contacted the seller and he confirmed it.

"Q: Ebay said it would cost $75 to ship to Australia is that right ?
A: Yes...EBAY has a new international shipping facility which lowers the cost."

This is a red flag to me because Ebay is NOT in the shipping business. I hope I'm wrong, but I also hope you paid with a method that allows dispute resolution (Paypal, or any credit card).

Yeah... What seems even stranger is that the shipping cost on other items currently for sale and in the history are quoted as "shipment to Australia is $....".

I've seen things for sale by 'terribleswede' before but don't recall seeing any complaints. Post back and let us know when you receive the horn.

Michael Bush · Post by **Michael Bush** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:07 pm

Uncle Buck wrote:
Johnnyplaysthetuba wrote:I was confused about the shipping price as well. But i contacted the seller and he confirmed it.

"Q: Ebay said it would cost $75 to ship to Australia is that right ?
A: Yes...EBAY has a new international shipping facility which lowers the cost."

This is a red flag to me because Ebay is NOT in the shipping business. I hope I'm wrong, but I also hope you paid with a method that allows dispute resolution (Paypal, or any credit card).

This new service is contracted out to Pitney-Bowes, a company that is in the shipping business. I've used it successfully, though I too was skeptical at first.

Untersatz · Post by **Untersatz** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:31 pm

NCSUSousa wrote:The shape of that tuba looks just like the modern St. Petersburg tubas, except it's only got 3 valves and the engraving is in Russian. Actually, that's a match to the description of Vince's old St. Pete from his collection.

Yep, I think that's it! An early (pre WW II) St. Pete. Looks like an exact match to the one in Vince's collection.
What a find............and they damn near gave it away.

Johnnyplaysthetuba · Post by **Johnnyplaysthetuba** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:29 pm

Thank you NCSUSousa !
I"ll post when it get here

hopefully in one piece

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/buy/shipp ... bally.html\
here's what ebay has to say about shipping.

Johnnyplaysthetuba · Post by **Johnnyplaysthetuba** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:20 am

PM sent

Johnnyplaysthetuba · Post by **Johnnyplaysthetuba** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:42 am

Tuba has been marked as shipped

bobcatpilot · Post by **bobcatpilot** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:47 pm

Here I am in 2022, after searching info on St. Petersburg tubas, wondering if Johnny ever received his 11 years ago.

It's a cliffhanger!

greenbean · Post by **greenbean** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:00 am

In transit...

Easy Mac · Post by **Easy Mac** » Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:20 pm

For a shipping fee of $76.83 halfway around the planet, I am sure it is still in transit.

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