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The horn is at Baltimore Brass, and they are having their Black Friday / Small Business Saturday sale!
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40" tall German body stamped Mitsching handmade sheet brass, most likely made "between the wars"
Piston valveset off an early Meinl Weston 2165 with lightweight Martin Wilk top and bottom valve caps and Sellmansberger valve buttons (aka Bloke Buttons), fully vented
5th rotor from the original instrument (replated)
Fully adjustable MW thumbring
Garland off a Miraphone recording bell (approx. 19.5")
Reversed main tuning slide with B&S tubes and Saturn water key
Although the bell is a 6/4 in dimension, this instrument's taper expands much slower than an American 6/4 putting the size and sound more between a 5/4 and 6/4.
Surprisingly lightweight, responsive, huge focused sound - not a foghorn, very ergonomic. Pitch is fine once you figure it out. Not the first choice for the VW Concerto, although I successfully performed Symphonie Fantastique (1st and only tuba).
Horn is at Baltimore Brass and price has been cut to absolute bottom line of $4000. Includes Altieri gigbag. They have replaced the leadpipe and mouthpiece receiver with something more professional than my home-bent version.
The Copland piece is a difficult one with those open intervals. When it was your turn, you really helped set up a proper foundation for the brass to rest upon. Good stuff!
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Horn is at Baltimore Brass and price has been cut to $4000. Includes Altieri gigbag. They have replaced the leadpipe and mouthpiece receiver with something more professional than my home-bent version.
Last edited by martyneilan on Tue Nov 19, 2024 1:07 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Bump for bottom line price cut. Given the repairs that BBC did, I cannot go below this number.
The horn may not be cosmetically perfect, but it is a player!
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