Posted by Pat Sullivan on January 26, 2002 at 16:11:20:
I'm looking for a tuba or sousaphone one step removed from scrap metal but which is still playable, for pep band/alumni band use (I treat an instrument with respect but knocks would be unavoidable in a loud outdoor crowd). I have seen playable tubas in antique shops in the last five years for prices like $10 (ten bucks) but nothing like this in a while. Anything which can be described as a tuba on EBay gets bid high pretty fast, it seems. Any ideas on good places to look?