offer on Ebay was accepted

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 4:16 pm

I made a speculative offer on a tuba on ebay and to my suprise it was accepted.
I am now the awaiting delivery of this tuba.
The bell I think has a presentation engraving on it or can anyone tell me about a maker called M Wendler Duisburg.

Bob Bigalard · Post by **Bob Bigalard** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:03 pm

How much did you get it for?

Heavy_Metal · Post by **Heavy_Metal** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:03 am

Don't know who Herr Wendler was, but I'd say he was the manufacturer. Placing the manufacturer's name on the bell kranz was common on German tubas, as we see on Alexanders.

Duisburg is a city in the Ruhr area of western Germany, located near Essen and Dusseldorf but quite a distance from Mainz.

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:16 am

I think Herr Wendler may be a music shop a knowledgeable member has suggested on another site that the tuba maybe of Czech origin.
It is coming from Russia and hopefully if it survives the trip I will find some makers mark on the tuba.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:26 am

The New Langwill Index lists Moritz Wendler as having been born in Marckenkirchen in 1869, active as a brass instrument maker in Bromberg c1894-c1921 and then working in Dinsburg 1921-p1934. There does exist a 1934 catalog somewhere...

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:36 pm

Windshieldbug thank you for the suggestion so far all I find is this french horn from Moritz Wendler
http://conmoto.jp/diarypro/diary.cgi?no=686" target="_blank

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:06 pm

Just been updated by ebay it has been marked as shipped so now I have to play the waiting game and see if it arrives safely.

TheGoyWonder · Post by **TheGoyWonder** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:46 pm

I asked a question about it then lost interest. 39.5" tall, 34 cm bell (13.38"), 15 mm bore (.590"). It could sound great, who knows.

tclements · Post by **tclements** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:49 am

LOVE to se photos of this baby when it arrives ...

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:46 am

It hasn't arrived yet but here are some pictures from the listing.
Any more suggestions for its origin?

Ulli · Post by **Ulli** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:11 am

windshieldbug wrote:and then working in Dinsburg 1921-p1934.

There is no location Dinsburg in Germany. I think Dinsburg should be Duisburg.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:03 pm

Ulli wrote:
windshieldbug wrote:and then working in Dinsburg 1921-p1934.
There is no location Dinsburg in Germany. I think Dinsburg should be Duisburg.

That's what the New Langwill index claimed.
I thought it sounded weird, but went with the Index...

Ulli · Post by **Ulli** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:22 pm

...and Markenkirchen is the music instrument maker town Markneukirchen.
Best regards from Germany

http://www.markneukirchen.de/index.php/de/" target="_blank

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 12:19 pm

It arrived today

The packaging was not done well and it has arrived with a creased bell and a damaged paddle deck

It plays with a nice tone but not in tune with its self due to the valve cluster being a home built graft.

It looks like it was an army tuba as there is an engraving on the krantz

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