Martin sousaphone $3,500 Cottage Grove MN

[Furguson11]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 390194564/

It's very shiny.

[bort2.0]

Wow!

[Three Valves]

Silver with brass/gold wash bell inside.

[MartinMan]

This one has been up on ebay for awhile.

Judging by how tricked out it is, I'd guess it was likely a banda horn at some point. Just seems like the right aesthetic.

It certainly is purdy on the outside. Hope it's in just as good of shape internally, especially for that price

[bort2.0]

This one has been up on ebay for awhile.

Judging by how tricked out it is, I'd guess it was likely a banda horn at some point. Just seems like the right aesthetic.

It certainly is purdy on the outside. Hope it's in just as good of shape internally, especially for that price

Cottage Grove Minnesota is definitely NOT a banda hot-spot.

[JRaymo]

Def not a banda hotspot. Looks like someone just had parts of it gold plated. I am not familiar with Martin Sousaphones. Looks fairly small in size. I was bored one day and looked up some videos of the banda sousaphone players. Seems like a lot of them use a much longer neck. Maybe since most of them are overblowing them the longer neck brings the tuning closer to correct. Interesting for sure.

[MartinMan]

Yeah, I'm sure there aren't a lot of banda folks in the land where polka is king, I'm just saying it may have been used for that at some point in its life before. If not, it just happens to sport a similar style of bling as a lot of those horns tend do.

Having owned both the larger mammoth variant as well as the medium version like this one. I generally prefer the larger horn, but having gigged on the smaller 4/4 more recently while my mammoth is in the shop, I must say it's growing on me. Handles a lot like a King and can give a nice bark without much effort.

Edit: The seller's Facebook profile bio is in Spanish so I stand by my banda theory. It may not be a banda "hotbed" per se, but I suppose there can be exceptions.

[Kirley]

It appears that the neck has been CONNverted.
There's some shenaniganery with the bits. Can't tell exactly from the pic but there seems to be 3 bits in play, 1 Conn and maybe some Yamahas?
I love the gold bell but the other parts cheapen the whole thing to my eye.
She sure is clean!

[DandyZ629]

That, is sexy as hell.

[JRaymo]

Yeah, I'm sure there aren't a lot of banda folks in the land where polka is king, I'm just saying it may have been used for that at some point in its life before. If not, it just happens to sport a similar style of bling as a lot of those horns tend do.

Having owned both the larger mammoth variant as well as the medium version like this one. I generally prefer the larger horn, but having gigged on the smaller 4/4 more recently while my mammoth is in the shop, I must say it's growing on me. Handles a lot like a King and can give a nice bark without much effort.

Edit: The seller's Facebook profile bio is in Spanish so I stand by my banda theory. It may not be a banda "hotbed" per se, but I suppose there can be exceptions.

I did not look at his FB profile. I have to agree with you now. There is an area in Saint Paul on Casar Chavez st where we shop regularly that is pretty much all hispanic in that area. They have pretty big celebrations on holidays and the grocery store we go to also has a cafeteria style restaurant inside which is the best Mexican food you'll find in Minnesota. They also have live music on occasion.

[bort2.0]

^ I like Dos Panchos bakery down in that neighborhood. Legit Mexican style, grab your tray and tongs. Super cheap, and authentic. Get ready for sugar..:)

What's the name of the grocery?!

[DonO.]

Doesn’t look like gold to my eye. Wrong hue. Looks more like silver plating was intentionally removed in some spots, or that the horn was selectively silver plated after the fact. In any case, the non-silver parts look to be brass, not gold. But I’m willing to be wrong. Not a fan of Sousaphones, too many bad HS memories, but that one sure is pretty!

[JRaymo]

^ I like Dos Panchos bakery down in that neighborhood. Legit Mexican style, grab your tray and tongs. Super cheap, and authentic. Get ready for sugar..:)

What's the name of the grocery?!

El Burrito Mercado. They have the bakery items in there as well. There is a food truck they take downtown I guess. Also in the summer they have a corn roaster outside which is really good.