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submitted for comic relief (was a "dork" (er.. york) baritone)
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2025 2:26 pm
by humBell
https://www.ebay.com/itm/406394752077
(i couldn't help passin' this on)
Ps: editing it to broaden the scope of posts.
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2025 2:38 pm
by arpthark
IM Dork?
I sure am!
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2025 2:40 pm
by bort2.0
Not just tape.
Old tape.
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2025 3:03 pm
by PRO
Oh, ye of little faith. Don't judge the book by its cover. Etc etc.
Looks to be worthy of restoration. That purple patina is lovely. (I have a Holton Eb that is going in that direction. Also a Harvey Hartman York helicon with Conn short-action valves with the same color bell. ) A little work on the knuckles and on the leadpipe, solder some obviously loose joints, and it should be just fine.
Might this be a peckhorn?
I admit, $150 shipping is a deterrent. I won't pass this on -- I'll pass on this.
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2025 4:30 pm
by arpthark
Seems a bit too chunky to be an alto horn, and I think I spy that the tuning slides look long enough to be for a 9’ Bb instrument.
If the price were free, I’d buy it for the amount that shipping costs.
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 10:11 am
by windshieldbug
It's c.1904, but they don't give the bell size.
Too bad it's so far left-coast.
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 11:27 am
by humBell
windshieldbug wrote: Thu Nov 20, 2025 10:11 am
It's c.1904, but they don't give the bell size.
Too bad it's so far left-coast.
Description says the length. I presume one can make an educated guess at bell diameter based on proportions?
(That is how come i decided it were baritone)
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 2:27 pm
by Yadent
IM(A) DORK&Sons? Never heard of such a brand....
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 2:39 pm
by windshieldbug
Yadent wrote: Thu Nov 20, 2025 2:27 pm
IM(A) DORK&Sons? Never heard of such a brand....
It's Old English script that actually reads "J.W. York & Sons".
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 2:41 pm
by Craig F
It's a JW York and Sons. And with that bore size, definitely a Euphonium.
Ninja'd by windshieldbug
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 3:05 pm
by the elephant
I own one of those with a hi/lo pitch loop.
Re: ebay York baritone (taped up leadpipe) submitted for comic relief
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 10:42 am
by Mary Ann
I think it looks a bit dorky.
submitted for comic relief
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2025 12:25 am
by humBell
And now for something completely different...
https://ebay.com/itm/365790973890
Ah...Where do i begin?
Re: submitted for comic relief (was a "dork" (er.. york) baritone)
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2025 6:57 am
by gocsick
Meditation grade . And here I was using a bell and done mindful breathing for meditation.
Re: submitted for comic relief (was a "dork" (er.. york) baritone)
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:56 pm
by York-aholic
York did have some weird scripts or layouts on some of their engraving.
Convince me this doesn’t look more like “VORK” than “YORK”.
1933 Monster BBb sousaphone bell flare:
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Re: submitted for comic relief (was a "dork" (er.. york) baritone)
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2025 9:02 pm
by gocsick
York-aholic wrote: Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:56 pm
York did have some weird scripts or layouts on some of their engraving.
I bought a 1940s York satin silver Euphonium/Baritone for a steal when the seller mislabeled it as a YARK because of the triangle O
Not my image or instrument but this engraving style
Re: submitted for comic relief (was a "dork" (er.. york) baritone)
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2025 6:32 pm
by bloke
That's a Yark.