FS: RUDOLF MEINL 5/4 BBb (SOLD)

[MikeMilnarik]

Rudolf Meinl 5/4 BBb
4 Rotary Valves
Excellent Condition and plays GREAT!
$13,495.00 OBRO plus shipping (New these are over $20K now!)
Located in Beverly, Massachusetts
mike [at] milnarik [dot] com

WILL TRADE FOR: Excellent Meinl Weston 3450 + $ (Preferably lacquer)

One of my personal horns.

My Rudy 3/4 CC and this Rudy 5/4 BBb









Mike Milnarik

[Tubaman2365]

I have played this horn and, FWIW, this horn is KILLER! If I had the money and the need for a large BBb horn, I would totally own this!! Intonation is great and the sound is immense and colorful. I think too many players get hung up on needing a CC horn. This horn would be great for ANY large ensemble. If you buy this horn you will NOT regret it!

[MikeMilnarik]

Yes! (Thanks, arpthark!)

Mike Milnarik

[arpthark]

5/4 BBb is the Bayreuth:

http://www.rudolf-meinl.de/index.php?id=4549" target="_blank

[cambrook]

The Bayreuth model is a "tweak" of the original 5/4 BBb. There are only a couple of changes - the area around the join between the bottom bow and 1st branch is about 5mm smaller on the Bayreuth, and I think the leadpipe is also slightly different.

[Cthuba]

I too had the privilege of playing this awesome beast. The low register is like hitting the low pedals on a large organ, and just as easy as well As stated, there is nothing 5/4 about this horn, it is an absolute monster and really one of few 6/4 sized tubas I thought was both easy and FUN to play.

If I had money to play with, I would jump on this.

[MikeMilnarik]

Photos added.

[bort]

What year was it built?

[MikeMilnarik]

Unfortunately, no idea. Rudolf Meinls do not have serial numbers on them, so there really is no way to accurately keep track of them.

Mike Milnarik

[MikeMilnarik]

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[MikeMilnarik]

OBRO

[MikeMilnarik]

SOLD