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This forum is for buying or selling your personal equipment. Sponsored selling is allowed as well. All ads are required to have the following information: Price (even for trades), brand, model, and location (City and State, for instruments, not accessories). It is acceptable to link to an external ad if you are promoting a sale of your personal equipment. No Ebay auctions, but "Buy It Now" listings are fine. Photos are HIGHLY suggested as well, and may be hosted on Google Drive, or elsewhere. If you see an ad that does not meet these criteria, please report it.
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arpthark
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Decided to keep the Alex. Sorry y'all. Rudy 3/4 is for sale instead.
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bort
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Re: 1960s Alexander 163 CC $4,500
Too bad you can't remove the thumb ring and just use that instead. 
Bummer to sell it, but you are in great shape with a Rudy 3/4!
Looks like a great classic horn!
Bummer to sell it, but you are in great shape with a Rudy 3/4!
Looks like a great classic horn!
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arpthark
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Re: 1960s Alexander 163 CC $4,500
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bort
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Re: 1960s Alexander 163 CC $4,500
And if I were, I would buy it from you. You know how this is going to end, though...
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arpthark
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Re: 1960s Alexander 163 CC $4,500
Bump. Pics, recordings, video available on request. Price negotiable. Although just a bit bigger than a Miraphone 186, this tuba has an incredible sound and plays much bigger than it looks. The more I write about it, the more I am almost convincing myself to keep it.
Pros:
-Very lightweight, handmade = very resonant and quick to respond
-"The sound"
- workable intonation (no main slide trigger needed)
-Under $5k
Cons:
- Thinner sheet brass is easier to dent
- Remembering to play D in the staff as 1-3 and G as sometimes 1-3
Pro/con: this tuba is an air hog. It will train you to be efficient with your air and breathing mechanism.
Pros:
-Very lightweight, handmade = very resonant and quick to respond
-"The sound"
- workable intonation (no main slide trigger needed)
-Under $5k
Cons:
- Thinner sheet brass is easier to dent
- Remembering to play D in the staff as 1-3 and G as sometimes 1-3
Pro/con: this tuba is an air hog. It will train you to be efficient with your air and breathing mechanism.
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arpthark
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Re: 1960s Alexander 163 CC $4,500
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arpthark
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Billy M.
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Re: 1960s Alexander 163 CC $4,500
Oh that I had the money in the bank...
Romans 3:23-24
Billy Morris
Rudolf Meinl Model 45, Musikmesse Horn
Boosey & Hawkes Imperial Eb (19" Bell)
1968 Besson New Standard Eb (15" Bell)
Billy Morris
Rudolf Meinl Model 45, Musikmesse Horn
Boosey & Hawkes Imperial Eb (19" Bell)
1968 Besson New Standard Eb (15" Bell)