New Acquisition!

[DandyZ629]

My 1923 Conn CC has some competition. This is my, as of yesterday, Conn 3J CC. Why haven't I acquired one of these before! Definitely a better horn than I deserve.

[LeMark]

Those 3J's are special. It's the only one of Richard Murrow's tubas I've heard him say he would never sell, and he's a miraphone guy.

Congrats!

[Worth]

Two beautiful horns that deserve to be in each others company. I have a fairly unesthetic 2J that is quite a player. Congratulations on your new 3J, enjoy!

[Shawn]

Congratulations--was looking for a 3J in good condition a couple years ago. Gave up.

[bloke]

I recall (just after Olds was shuttered in 1979, and Conn could - then - no longer subcontract the 2J/4J tubas from F. E. Olds - in Fullerton, Cal.) seeing a couple of the very first of those 3J/5J tubas on display at a Kansas/Colorado music educators conference in Colorado (KMEA/CMEA...??) in 1979 at a booth manned by a C.G. Conn rep., along with Marty Erickson. I don't know if Mr. Erickson was paid to be at the booth, or just there chatting...(??) He was there to play a solo with one of the bands that was performing. (I was there playing a recital with the KU brass quintet. The trombone-guy had arranged that, as he was a very aggressive recruiter.)

Those instruments are very useful and remarkably well-braced. Someone who's played nothing but a 6/4 C and some F tuba for a few years, though, probably will need fifteen minutes to an hour of acclimation.

Congratulations !

[matt g]

The Conn 2J/3J can be great horns. The 5Js can be really nice BBb tubas also.

[bort2.0]

Reminds me of that gem that Big Bob had for sale years ago. Wonder whatever happened to that guy?

[prairieboy1]

I have wondered that as well. I believe he is or was in the Midwest?

[Tubajug]

Beautiful horns! I have only played a 3J once, and it was just a few minutes, but I liked it! Yours looks like a beauty!