Re: My Martin BBb for sale...


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Posted by Paul Scott on October 15, 2003 at 12:06:46:

In Reply to: My Martin BBb for sale... posted by Frank Ortega on October 11, 2003 at 19:21:01:

The upright bells are rare-I've only seen two; Frank's and the one that I have. I was told that mine was a custom ordered from the Martin factory by Fred Exner, who played tuba with Guy Lombardo's band from about 1951 to 1963 or so. The story was that the people at the factory were reluctant to make it though I don't know why. Mine is 20". I I've heard of some others out there and I'm always looking for an extra!
I can vouch for the horn Frank's selling-I've never played a Martin that I didn't like.


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