SF Bay CL: Older Miraphone BBb

[hrender]

Low price.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/msg/d/4-rotary-valve-bbb-tuba-for/6574340910.html

[groovlow]

Beautiful horn...
Good price 1650
NICE work Dan !

[Fergie]

This would make a great budget horn for a high schooler or college student. Kind of wish I had this cheap of an option when I first started college.

[groth]

Apparently has a Chinese made bell on it. Why Dan? why

[iiipopes]

Apparently has a Chinese made bell on it. Why Dan? why

Huh?! Look at the patina. Probably original. Not all Miraphone tubas, especially early ones, had a krantz.

[groth]

Apparently has a Chinese made bell on it. Why Dan? why

Huh?! Look at the patina. Probably original. Not all Miraphone tubas, especially early ones, had a krantz.

The owner states in the ad, not sure you read it but it was a replacement bell. Upon email, the owner states it was a Chinese replacement. Maybe Dan can verify this or not.

[The Big Ben]

Apparently has a Chinese made bell on it. Why Dan? why

$$$$$$$

Sometimes even the best tech can't salvage a busted up Mirabell that spent twenty years in a junior high. You wouldn't be paying $1650 for a 186 with a new Mirabell on it.

[groth]

Apparently has a Chinese made bell on it. Why Dan? why

$$$$$$$

Sometimes even the best tech can't salvage a busted up Mirabell that spent twenty years in a junior high. You wouldn't be paying $1650 for a 186 with a new Mirabell on it.

Sure when cost is a factor, but keeping the horn close to original is a big factor for some buyers, especially when you put a non hand hammered bell onto something that is hand made. Would love to hear the story from Dan on this one.

[Fergie]

Do you think the Chinese bell is still high quality? The clones coming out of China have been good as of late.