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by Yahnay-san Wed Oct 02, 2024 6:07 am
These look interesting, not interesting enough to roll the dice on international Ebay deals and international shipping. And the price on the Wessex: really?
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by arpthark Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:03 am
Always been intrigued by the little F helicons. Maybe not $800 intrigued, but intrigued.
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by bloke Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:32 am
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...
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by York-aholic Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:43 pm
That first one, the Grand Rapids one, is an Eb, roughly equivalent to the Monster Eb tuba.
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humBell (Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:13 pm)
Some old Yorks, Martins, and perhaps a King rotary valved CC
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by humBell Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:16 pm
York-aholic wrote: ↑ Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:43 pm
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)
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by York-aholic Thu Oct 03, 2024 1:31 pm
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).
Some old Yorks, Martins, and perhaps a King rotary valved CC
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by arpthark Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:12 am
Lots of interesting oddities from that seller.
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by windshieldbug Mon Oct 14, 2024 8:16 am
Despite what the ad says, if it says GRBIC it's 1911-1930.
If it’s tourist season, why can’t we shoot them?
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