Very slight signs of use, a few pinpoint dinks here and there and a few scratches but otherwise in very nice shape. All slides move nicely, valves are fairly fast. Intonation is pretty darn good; the middle F does need to be favored up just a hair, and some 1st valve slide pulling is helpful as with most tubas, but nothing out of the ordinary. The sound is fantastic; it reminds me of a BBb version of a Thor, especially in the low end. Fast response, very agile to get around on. The size of the body is probably somewhere in between a MW 2155 and a Thor. It is plenty big! One quirk is that it is based on a Nirschl design and does have the "short" wrap-around Nirschl-style leadpipe, so you do have to sort of hold the horn at an angle while it is in your lap. The MTS is also fairly short, but seemed to slot well with it pulled out about an inch and a half.
Here are the specs from the Mack Brass website:
Key: BBb
Size: 5/4
Bore: .757 - .797
Bell: 18.9"
Number of Valves: 4
Finger buttons: Extra Large 1.25" diameter
Valve Position: Front
Valve Type: 4 Piston
Nickel silver inner and outer slide tubes
Receiver: American Shank
Includes the nice MTS-style hard case, no bag. Asking $4,500, pickup in Connecticut or I can meet you around New England or the NYC metro areas. No shipping at this time. PM or email beanhillbrass at icloud.
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