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These seem to be the most difficult tubas to come by, but I'm looking for an HN White BBb tuba. I would prefer a tuba built before WWII, but I will also take a look at any of the three or four valve varieties of the King 1240/1241.

Specs:

Top action or front action

Rotary preferred (like the 1291), but piston would be cool too

Three, four, five valves, doesn't matter

Finish really doesn't matter to me

Could just be the body and bell, without valves, as I can always find valves somewhere

Ideally, I'd be after a top action like the 1217/1218 (didn't Don Butterfield play one of these?)

Budget:

Less than $4000

Location:

Shipping to Scottsdale, AZ

Only one I know of currently is this one: https://austin.craigslist.org/msg/d/re ... 85448.html.

There's the 1291 that's been at BBC for a while, but it's >$4K.

hrender wrote: ↑Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:40 pm Only one I know of currently is this one: https://austin.craigslist.org/msg/d/re ... 85448.html.

There's the 1291 that's been at BBC for a while, but it's >$4K.

Usually those pre-war ones had the MTS in the lead pipe no? That looks like it's a replacement lead pipe.

KingTuba1241X wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:36 am

hrender wrote: ↑Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:40 pm Only one I know of currently is this one: https://austin.craigslist.org/msg/d/re ... 85448.html.

There's the 1291 that's been at BBC for a while, but it's >$4K.

Usually those pre-war ones had the MTS in the lead pipe no? That looks like it's a replacement lead pipe.

I had a 1215 previously and the main tuning slide was after the third valve.

Serial number on the Austin horn puts it at 1936-7. SN given in the text of the ad doesn’t match the one in the pix.

I’m sure the folks at BBC would give you the straight scoop on the vintage of the 1291.

A slight change to the "wanted" ad - I found out I still have one bell that would be suitable for a removable bell on the 1240/1241, so I'm also on the lookout for a body and no bell King.