Posted by Marty Neilan on February 20, 2002 at 23:09:04:
In Reply to: Miraphone 1290 CC Tuba For Sale (Cheap!) posted by David on February 20, 2002 at 19:20:20:
Whoever buys this horn should call should contact Lee Stofer. He took a good horn and made it an excellent one in the case of my 1290. The 1290 is a wonderful tuba but never lived up to its potential because it was one of Mirafone's first attempts at a large piston horn. A few minor tweaks to the pistons and cutting the fifth (including removing the unnecessary curved tubing in it) give this horn a low range that near rivals the Rudy 5/4. At the steal David is offering, you could have a great all around large CC at a reasonable price even when you include Lee's reasonable labor costs.