eBaylicons?

[humBell]

Mostly because i am putting off more important things, and these are at least nice pictures.

This Grand Rapids Band Instrument Company helicon is nestled snuggly amongst the Euphonium listings:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/315789080711



And this J.SRB (?) amongst other brass:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186710882606



Along with this Wessex:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/315797635504



And a baritone(?) Gautrot Brevete helicon in Vintage Other Brass shipped from Brazil

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145721757887



And um...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/176319403642



You get the idea?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135278159704



I think this has already been mentioned in another thread?

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



Did i miss any?

Well, besides this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135278159679



Alright... I hope that is out of my system, whatever it is.

Apparently there is something on reverb with 20K valves too.

But that is another thread.

[Yahnay-san]

These look interesting, not interesting enough to roll the dice on international Ebay deals and international shipping. And the price on the Wessex: really?

[arpthark]

Always been intrigued by the little F helicons. Maybe not $800 intrigued, but intrigued.

[bloke]

Up until c. 2010 or so, I owned a GDR Communist youth band (paper I found inside the original rectangular case) 4-rotor E-flat helicon. It was a small bore, an Olds G-contra (chrome-plated) rotor was the same bore size, and I made the instrument chromatic in the low range via adding a valve. It was a pretty good instrument...
I'm thinking someone in Hawaii bought it from me, so I wonder if it got burned up or of the guy who bought it had a blue roof.

[York-aholic]

That first one, the Grand Rapids one, is an Eb, roughly equivalent to the Monster Eb tuba.

[humBell]

That first one, the Grand Rapids one, is an Eb, roughly equivalent to the Monster Eb tuba.

You're right!

I hadn't looked so closely at the valve set, xnd just assumed BBb on the full circleness.

Thanks! (and sorry for seeming surprised that you're right. More surprised i didn't pick up on that myself)

[York-aholic]

Nothing to apologize for @humBell I don't think you indicated what key it was in so I was just chiming in.

Surprised I was right? How Dare You!

Heck, I'm usually surprised when I'm right (and my wife is pretty much 100% surprised on the rare occasions when I'm right).