Appears to be in Baraboo,WI home of the Circus World Museum and Mid-Continent Railroad Museum. And it looks like it took a beating in the circus or the railroad.
That's an early serial # - I'm guessing late '50's - early '60's. With that kind of damage/age/use I'd be skeptical of the sellers claims in regards to valves/playability. That thing looks like it was well used/abused in a school environment. The garland removal is a spectacular fail. I bet in person it looks worse than it appears in the photos.
The leadpipe looks like it has a few dings, but the rest of the valve section and inner bows look to be in pretty good shape. We've certainly seen a lot worse come through eBay. I think the nasty bell is the worst part. Even the outer bows aren't as bashed in as you usually see in a school horn.
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King 2341 with a Holton "Monster" Eb bell
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Martin Medium Eb Helicon
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No burned lacquer where the bell joins the bottom bow ferrule. The 'repairman' must have cut the garland off.
I've found the rotors on most of these older Mirafones to be in pretty good shape except for an occasional broken-off rotor stem. ... testimony to the way these things were built as opposed to the rotors on modern 'off-brand' offerings.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
TheGoyWonder wrote:pop a different bell on it and you're probably ready to toot without too much else unless linkages are BTFO.
somebody will probably hit BIN.
Too late for a 'buy it now'. I'm confident it will go for a stupid high price despite needing a bell.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.