Texas A&M Kingsville surplus auction: Miraphone 186 CC

[arpthark]

Pretty rough, but it's there. Lots of other horns being auctioned by the same school (Yamahas, King baritones, etc.).

https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/aucti ... uc=3612361

[the elephant]

I might bid on that. It is right up my alley. Everything is there, save for some screws, the thumb ring, the 2nd pull ring, and the S arm on the 4th. While not exactly growing on trees an old S arm can be had fairly easily. The screws and rings are cheap.

The leadpipe might need to be replaced.

The bell garland will have to be removed and repaired, then (gulp) reinstalled, which I can do but I am not particularly good at it.

Once you decide that the horn is bad enough to use a Z-60 (etc.) has to be used, the level of damage really does not matter. At that point, a crushed beer can is a crushed beer can is a crushed beer can. It all takes the same amount of time and effort.

Add a 5th valve et voila! instant undergrad chick magnet.

I need to read up on how to bid on that site.

[arpthark]

Cut it to D!

[TheDoctor]

I played on that for a while. Did a year of concerts on it and everything.
It was in that condition

EDIT:
I think I may be mistaken, since this one has broken s bend linkages. The one I played had fully functioning valve machines and an even more caved in outer top bow.