Unknown 3/4 tuba

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Unknown 3/4 tuba

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Anyone know who might have made this.http://www.ebay.com/itm/252082290404?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT" target="_blank" target="_blank I try to buy cheap beginner tubas for the local school so kids can learn how to play this noble instrument. :wink: Thought the thumb ring on a small horn was different.
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The top (and bottom) bows look pretty rough. It has had a hard life, I bet the valves are not well cared for.
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Yes it is beat up pretty well. The price would have to be VERY low to consider it. :)
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Don't.
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Somebody bought it. Wasn't me. Too may unknowns.
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Also looked like a Besson/Boosey & Hawkes to me.

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