Re: Consensus of Tuba Inventory and Cost


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Posted by Chewie on April 24, 2002 at 15:02:42:

In Reply to: Consensus of Tuba Inventory and Cost posted by Mike on April 23, 2002 at 21:13:36:

We begin the tour:

Foyer (1st Floor):

Eb Mahillion Helicon (made into a nice object d'arte by adding dried flower arrangement)- Silverplate $50
Eb Buescher Helicon (small student model) - Silverplate - $125
Eb Unnamed Helicon (probably Carl Fisher Import) - Removable Bell - $40
Conn-Worchester baritone - $45

Living Room Tubas:

C Tuba R.A. Kaemph 4valve (string rotor) - Ebay $850 - Repair $200
BBb Zelenka Helicon - 4valve (mechanical rotor) - Vltava River, Prague - $150 - Repair $350
BBb Frank Holton Chicago 6/4 Upright bell 3-pistone' - $850 - Repair $900

Dining Room Horns:
Bb Mahillion 3+1 Baritone (piston) - $20
Conn Valve Trombone - $30
Cornet - 3 valve (vienna valve system) - $175 - Repair $250 (the name escapes me)

2nd floor Gallery Tubas
Eb York Helicon - Silverplate (ca 1920) $40
Eb Frank Holton Chicago - 3v Side-Action Rotor - $150
Eb Conn Worchester Tuba - 3valve - $25
Eb York (ca 1910) Silverplate 3v - $100
Bb Conn 3+1 Baritone - $300
Eb Conn 3v Side action tuba - $45
Bb Helicon Hybrid - 1880 Italian Helicon Body with Yamaha cluster grafted on - $300
Mellophone

2nd Floor Tuba Studio
BBb Helicon 3v Piston Jiran Chicago (import?)- $300
2 Custom Sousaphone Chair Prototypes (C and about D#) Sit on the seat of the chair and air is forced out of a bellow into the sousaphone - priceless


Detroit Closet Tuba's (In-Shop Repairs)
Eb Slater 3v (string Rotary) - $300 - Repair $1100 (and counting) Tim, if you read this, please fix this before I die. If not, make it playable and bury me with it...
Eb Bell-front Flugel Horn 3v (mechanical linkage) $60 - Repair $400

Mom's Basement Tubas
Bb Conn fibreglas sousaphone - Free

Remember, there's no life like the low life - Some say it's a sickness, but I feel fine...chew




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