SOLD !!! - I'M SELLING MY KING FLUGABONE

[bloke]

It's in good shape, I've got a good case for it somewhere, and I'm going to touch up the factory gold-tone lacquer finish before selling it to one of you - unless the buyer tells me to not do that.

The valves are really in superb condition, and any denting - that was in place when I bought it long ago - has long been addressed.

These are basically valve trombones bent into the shape of a trumpet. A bunch of people like to use these things for doubling in small jazz combos, particular since they accept regular trombone mutes - which can offer a really good variety of sound with just one instrument. Tuning characteristics are remarkably good, and these feature a move-on-the-fly #3 slide.

Why are you selling it?

I couldn't accept any Oktoberfest gigs last year, due to conflicts - as October is a really busy month typically, and this year - sadly - I had to turn down three of those jobs. I use this instrument to play those jobs, but - well - I'm not playing those jobs.
ALSO...I just bought a pretty expensive case for another instrument, I had to buy it new, but it was marked down, so I decided to move on it (a rare/oddball/discontinued case). The sale of this flugabone will help offset the purchase of that case.
I'm exclusively listing the flugabone here for a while, because I always give you guys first dibs at my stuff.

I'll put up some pictures as soon as I can.

$750 is the no-haggle price. I'm not prohibiting haggling, but I'd rather not haggle right off the bat - giving someone a reasonable chance to simply buy it at this (reasonable?) price.
If someone sends me a postal money order, bank check, or a good personal check - whereby I don't lose a credit card processing fee, I'll pay the first 30 bucks of the FedEx ground shipping (but only at this no-haggle price).

[gocsick]

Such bad timing! Besides the holiday negative cashflow, my wife is a little overwhelmed at the state of my brass room right now. As much as want a flugabone, I don't want an angry spouse.

[tclements]

Photos?

[bloke]

Photos?

Tony, I'll try to get some up by the weekend.

Thanks!

[bloke]

OK...
Tomorrow/Sunday, I'm going to see about checking it over, touching up the lacquer, locating the case, and taking some pictures.

[bloke]

I'm offering an ALTERNATE deal:

Purchase for my asking price, cover all of the shipping cost (the lowest I can manage to find), and I'll include this mouthpiece (which I'm reluctant to surrender, but is certainly a "nice-to-have" with a King Flugabone)...a correct period and very fine condition King 11M mouthpiece.

OK...and shown here are the pistons, which are all in excellent condition (as are the casings).





OK...I re-lacquered worn areas. I put a LOT of gold tint into the lacquer, but obviously not as much as did King, so my redone areas are NOT as dark gold as the original lacquer areas...so it is what it is...






...and here are a few pics of the hard case (so no $2XX - $4XX layout of case for some custom dent-bag required...)
I'll clean the case...(I was hurrying to take these pictures before the early solstice sunset.)






King Flugabone specs:
> 8-1/2 inch bell
> 1/2 (.500") inch bore
> pitched in B-flat

I'm going to ONLY advertise this HERE for a couple of days (allowing y'all to have your shot at it), and then I'll post it on some of the facebook sites.

[bloke]

...so here's what the flugabone money is being spent on: (case only, which I stumbled across at a wholesale/closeout price)






...so the person who delivered it here for me (for less than half the best-rate common carrier freight cost) reports to me that the amount that I offered will cover their r/t gasoline. I gave them a little xmas present bonus for actually delivering it to blokeplace (rather than me having to meet them somewhere)... one of these:
https://www.brookmays.com/i-dwa9021-den ... tooth.html

[gocsick]

Glad it sold quickly.. I was worried I was going to have to ask my wife for money

[gocsick]

Glad it sold quickly.. I was worried I was going to have to ask my wife for money

[bloke]

There's a beat-up one in the blokeattic (no original case, but I believe there's one of those sturdy DEG/Dynasty mellophone cases up there, as well as one of those super-compact 1st-gen. Jupiter molded mellophone cases). It's repairable. If I ever get back into the polka band biz, it's in reserve.

[MiBrassFS]

I gave them a little xmas present bonus for actually delivering it to blokeplace (rather than me having to meet them somewhere).

There you go, being “American” again, just giving shtuff away, for free…

[bloke]

I gave them a little xmas present bonus for actually delivering it to blokeplace (rather than me having to meet them somewhere).

There you go, being “American” again, just giving shtuff away, for free…

It's a good thing we "boomers" are aging/dying out.
Those who enjoy being told what to think - and accept "what is real" and coerced social mores without question - manage things so much more efficiently.
That's progress.

[MiBrassFS]

They’re definitely managed more easily.

[bloke]

They’re definitely managed more easily.

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-time- ... s/the-eloi

[gocsick]

They’re definitely managed more easily.

A tale as old as time

From ancient Summerian texts 2000 BC

"In those days, the youth were respectful of their elders; the aged were endowed with wisdom; the leaders were great, and the young were humble. Nowadays, the youth are disrespectful, and authority is no longer revered."

[MiBrassFS]

I don’t know about @bloke , but I’m not necessarily referring to “youth,” but those of any age who would rather be led than think.

[bloke]

I don’t know about @bloke , but I’m not necessarily referring to “youth,” but those of any age who would rather be led than think.

I'm pretty sure that the main purpose of public education - whether it be K through 12 or 13 through 19 - is to train people to remember and follow instructions and do what they're told (and not only to do what they're told, but to believe what they're told) RATHER THAN to be able to problem solve, think for themselves, and to be able to demonstrate to themselves and for themselves what is and what is not.

I've also noticed that it seems as though the point of all of the K through 19 stuff is too have people know a little bit about a lot of things rather than to become a particular expert either in skill or knowledge at any one thing, and that tends to produce a society of know-it-all do-nothings and pontificators.

bloke "as thus I pontificate"

[MiBrassFS]

Currently, the goals seem to be get students ready for nothing. Not to be experts, not to be thinkers. They and their families are repeatedly told throughout their K-12 years that education is superfluous. Then administrators are shocked when students and their families behave as though education is… superfluous.

Whatchagonnado.

[bloke]

Currently, the goals seem to be get students ready for nothing. Not to be experts, not to be thinkers. They and their families are repeatedly told throughout their K-12 years that education is superfluous. Then administrators are shocked when students and their families behave as though education is… superfluous.

Whatchagonnado.

I'm pretty sure that the primary CURRENT purpose of public education is to mass babysit...and for quite a few decades, now...
...as money-printing (routine epic inflation) and epic taxation/fees have demanded that both parents in the overwhelming majority of two-parent households (along with the top-down strong encouragement of single-parenting) go out and work for paychecks...hey, and we even (over the past few decades) now have a bunch of laws demanding that minors never go unsupervised (a push/pull rig job)...and - while babysitting all of today's next generation, our rulers can amuse themselves via confusing children in regards to ciphering, in regards to that which is, and in regards to social mores and even more fundamental confusion.

[MikeS]

I'm pretty sure that the main purpose of public education - whether it be K through 12 or 13 through 19 - is to train people to remember and follow instructions and do what they're told (and not only to do what they're told, but to believe what they're told) RATHER THAN to be able to problem solve, think for themselves, and to be able to demonstrate to themselves and for themselves what is and what is not.

Some decades back, Computerworld magazine ran a spoof ad for ‘Famous Programmers School’. This was based on the ads you would see back then for Famous Artist School. The fake ad had a quiz that asked six ridiculously easy questions. It then said, “If you answered all six questions without ever once wondering why we asked them, you might have a future as a programmer.”

Fortunately, the flugabone is the instrument of thinkers and dreamers.