Slide pliers would have been a godsend for this endeavor, I should really invest in some. What ended up working was using a fairly large-diameter cylinder of metal that fit the diameter of the ferrule pretty well and inserting it up to the lip of the tube resting inside the ferrule, and using that a...

has left me with one word in mind:

"ARGH!"

Just a little historical footnote here. When I bought my 601 in 2013, it had couple of patches on the leadpipe. I ordered a new nickel silver leadpipe from cerveny, had it bent to better fit my height, and installed it. It was terrible. The horn lost it's sweet sound and intonation got worse. I com...

Update: I am loving this Piggy, but I noticed that there is a patch on the (yellow brass) mouthpipe and a couple spots of rot forming. Nothing major and no holes, but I figured I would get that addressed. I ordered a new nickel-silver mouthpipe from Cerveny via Buckeye Brass and it should be arrivin...

humBell wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:02 am Seller is also offering this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/405062005637



Happy hunting!

Kinda rustic.

I like it!

I have a Mirafone 186 BBb from the late 70s that should be ready in a week or so. Not a looker but it plays very well. Happy to work out a trade or trade + cash. I'm in eastern CT near RI. Shoot me an email at beanhillbrass at gmail if you're interested. Thanks!

Welcome to CT! I am down in the New London area (diagonally south across the state from Norfolk).

Good luck with the sale. Let me know if you ever need anything. I will keep an eye out for local buyers for you.

Sorry, this sold about 2 years ago.

bloke wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 11:25 am five-spatulas-on-the-right-hand Alex C tubas

The birth defect demographic just didn't take off like they expected it to!

The King pit tuba is a good answer.

The Courturier conical bore instruments might be another candidate. Speaking of...

Bump on behalf of the conically curious.

Tuba: Schilke Geib, very nice used condition, $100 Yamaha Jim Self replica (unmarked w/ no gold accents) NOS in Yamaha box, $50 Herco Professional "BB," rhodium plated emergency glovebox mouthpiece, $25 Euph/Trombone: Denis Wick SM3M medium shank, very nice used condition, $60 Rudy Mück 21...

Just in case anybody is looking for solutions post-Greyhound Package Express: I have recently signed up with a website called "Shippo" to send out tubas. I can buy a UPS label and coast-to-coast shipping is no more than $250 to ship, well-packed, in the hard case. I've done this now with a...

I like the verbiage of "get to" vs. "have to.

I wager this may be a little more fulfilling for you than unbuggering a buncha mellophones.

MiBrassFS wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2024 3:31 am

arpthark wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:48 pmHeaded to Shires (well, a Shires person) after the 4th to get everything sorted out.

By any chance would that be a fella named Paul?

Yup!

If I didn't have all these school instruments to unsmush, if I liked Alexander tubas, if I wanted to keep that one, if I didn't steer clear of them to buy - even for flipping, I would have already straightened that thing out. Headed to Shires (well, a Shires person) after the 4th to get everything ...

Mary Ann wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:07 pm Anyone can always use my method of getting someone I don't know otherwise, on zoom and have them show me the tuba. I can always get a screen shot of them too.

Great tip.

I won't say "my two bits" because this is not a souzy. I will suggest that you look to see the actual geometry of the 5th valve slide. The reason is that maybe you can retain the original slide that intones 2+3, and simply have a new slide made for the flat whole step we are all now accus...

Looks like someone also extended the main and first valve slides, so maybe this is a more playable example? For only £50 or whatever bidding gets up to, someone can find out!

- Miraphone "Presto" linkages

- Martin fiberglass body tubas

- Willson innovations (for better or worse)

- tubas that use rubber bands as an integral part of the valve machine