Inherited Tuba (VMI 5 Valve C Tuba) SOLD

[eric25usmc]

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Not beautiful, but an attempt of making the serial # readable.

To me this looks like a one-off or short run model rather than a production model, as the main tubing slide appears being quite exposed.

The 5th loop looks like lowering the open pitch a major third with its inverted W double slide. Maybe the crooks can be rearrangered for a shorter long whole step loop, but I cannot be positive from the not very high resolution photos.

Klaus

[eric25usmc]

Back on the market. Seller fell through.

[eric25usmc]

Back on the market. Seller fell through.

Had it on hold pending payment from a buyer in the Netherlands. Buyer had personal issues to deal with and could not complete the purchase.

[bort]

[eric25usmc]

Oh yeah, you're right. The buyer fell through.

[imperialbari]

Anyway it takes extremely special instruments to make it worthwhile to reimport European made instruments from the US.

The 2 major shippings and the American and European import duties will accumulate into the costs.

Klaus

[eric25usmc]

SOLD.