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Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:14 am
by Kontrabasstuba
Hi,
i want to sell my Martin BBb Tuba.
Wanted to make a project with it, but my priorities are now on other projects.
Number is 105541 (1932/1933) & 100 cm high.
Tuba is playable, but need a valve service. If someone is interested, please send me an PM for details. I paid 1600 Euro ( $1900) and i sell it for the same price plus shipping. I'm from Germany, will ship with DHL

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nfu1gldmfwcq ... b2eIa?dl=0

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 8:30 am
by York-aholic
Very nice looking tuba. Is that an original Martin upright bell?

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:35 am
by Kontrabasstuba
York-aholic wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 8:30 am Very nice looking tuba. Is that an original Martin upright bell?
Thanks. I think its a Kanstul Bell. No markings on it...

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:45 pm
by MartinMan
Fantastic looking horn. Those pre war Martins are especially great. That upright bell looks taller than the other Kanstuls I've seen, and it doesn't have that King-like gold lacquer thst I usually see on them, but I suppose it still could be a special one-off.

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:53 pm
by York-aholic
The taper looks (to me) more like the bells Wessex made for the XL tuba, which do fit Martins. I can't describe why, but when I looked at the pictures, my brain thought Wessex...

However, that doesn't mean it isn't a Kanstul.

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:14 pm
by York-aholic
MartinMan wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:45 pm Fantastic looking horn. Those pre war Martins are especially great. That upright bell looks taller than the other Kanstuls I've seen, and it doesn't have that King-like gold lacquer thst I usually see on them, but I suppose it still could be a special one-off.
I don’t think Kanstul (or any other manufacturers) would make special one off bells as that would pretty much require another mandrel to be made. Want it at 19” diameter rather than 20”? Sure we can do that. Taller? Not so much.

That doesn’t take away from this Martin. Great looking horn, front action… Thinking about it myself.

Daniel: from past experience do you have a rough guess what it might cost to ship to the US?

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:02 pm
by hrender
The Wessex bells come unmarked. I have one on my Martin. I'd guess the bell in the pic is a Wessex.

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:13 pm
by Mithosphere
That leadpipe looks like it's from something else too.

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:05 am
by Kontrabasstuba
York-aholic wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:14 pm
MartinMan wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:45 pm Fantastic looking horn. Those pre war Martins are especially great. That upright bell looks taller than the other Kanstuls I've seen, and it doesn't have that King-like gold lacquer thst I usually see on them, but I suppose it still could be a special one-off.
I don’t think Kanstul (or any other manufacturers) would make special one off bells as that would pretty much require another mandrel to be made. Want it at 19” diameter rather than 20”? Sure we can do that. Taller? Not so much.

That doesn’t take away from this Martin. Great looking horn, front action… Thinking about it myself.

Daniel: from past experience do you have a rough guess what it might cost to ship to the US?

Thank you for the infos.
Shipping would be 150 Euro with DHL
Incl. Insurance

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:34 am
by York-aholic
Kontrabasstuba wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:05 am Shipping would be 150 Euro with DHL
Incl. Insurance
Wow, that’s really quite reasonable! That’s a great looking horn and has great potential.

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:27 am
by Doc
York-aholic wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:34 am
Kontrabasstuba wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:05 am Shipping would be 150 Euro with DHL
Incl. Insurance
Wow, that’s really quite reasonable! That’s a great looking horn and has great potential.
Shipping by individuals and small shops from DE and central Europe to the US is usually much more reasonable than shipping within the US.

I have made purchases from Germany, and (unless I needed to play-test the instrument first) I would have no problem doing it again.

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:55 pm
by Kontrabasstuba
Bump and open for offers! :-)

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:17 pm
by iiipopes
Mithosphere wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:13 pm That leadpipe looks like it's from something else too.
That's probably a Martin leadpipe. Martin tubas came with one bit like a souzy bit to help the player position the mouthpiece to the embouchure. Does this tuba have the bit?

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:23 pm
by Mithosphere
iiipopes wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:17 pm
Mithosphere wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:13 pm That leadpipe looks like it's from something else too.
That's probably a Martin leadpipe. Martin tubas came with one bit like a souzy bit to help the player position the mouthpiece to the embouchure. Does this tuba have the bit?
That's what I mean, the leadpipe looks like it's been partially replaced with a standard receiver and upper portion of a normal leadpipe. If it were Martin original, I would suspect that it would have the screw receiver to insert the bits - but I don't see that.

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:01 pm
by hrender
Mithosphere wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:23 pm That's what I mean, the leadpipe looks like it's been partially replaced with a standard receiver and upper portion of a normal leadpipe. If it were Martin original, I would suspect that it would have the screw receiver to insert the bits - but I don't see that.
Yeah, the sleeve midway through the leadpipe and the conventional receiver would lead me to believe the same. Doesn't mean it would have a negative affect on the horn, however.

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:35 pm
by Kontrabasstuba
Now 1600 $ incl shipping!

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:02 pm
by Mithosphere
Kontrabasstuba wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:35 pm Now 1600 $ incl shipping!
That's a good price... too bad I don't need a tuba right now...

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:05 am
by hrender
That's a great price for a front-action Mammoth. I don't really want to start a collection, but if I did...

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:36 am
by bort2.0
I bet someone would buy this tuba if you post a video of you playing it.

Or, maybe that's just me, wanting to hear you play this tuba!

Re: Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:25 pm
by Kontrabasstuba
SOLD!