Kalashen fixer-upper

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Heavy_Metal
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Kalashen fixer-upper

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some assembly required, but it looks like it's all or mostly there........... good thing there's a "make offer" option, cause I doubt it would sell for what they're asking.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kalashe ... 46189db49d" target="_blank
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Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
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Re: Kalashen fixer-upper

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Heavy_Metal wrote:some assembly required, but it looks like it's all or mostly there........... good thing there's a "make offer" option, cause I doubt it would sell for what they're asking.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kalashe ... 46189db49d" target="_blank" target="_blank
This horn was relisted two or three times. The seller finally settled for an 'offer'. You can address further questions to me about this horn in a month or so.

It's interesting that 'Kalashens' is noted as being in New York. However... as far as I've been able to determine... they did not make tubas but bought stencil brands from Czechoslovakia and Austria. This particular one looks like a Bohland and Fuchs to me.
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Re: Kalashen fixer-upper

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Keep us posted!

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Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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Re: Kalashen fixer-upper

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This Kalashen tuba arrived this afternoon. The rotors are tight but obviously the linkage is suffering. It looks to me some took the horn apart and just either lost interest of got in over their head. I'm 95% sure it was made by Bohland and Fuchs.

I have a bunch full of stuff right now so it may be months before I post anything conclusive.
Dan Schultz
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Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
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