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Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign 3+1 compensating euphonium, silver-plated, serial # 663744. Manufactured c. 1981, this instrument has a 12″ diameter bell, large-shank receiver, .578″/.648″ bore, 4 new Meinl-Weston water keys, and 4 vented pistons for clear and smooth articulation, even in very fast passages. I have refurbished this instrument in my shop, chemically-cleaning and treating the metal, removing dents, adding [...]
SOLD – Reynolds Contempora BBb recording bass, serial # 62122, lacquered, 23″ bell, .685″ bore, approx. 52″ tall. Made in Cleveland, OH in 1961, this instrument is an amazing piece of workmanship. The original valves are in great condition, it features Reynolds’ 1st and 3rd valve pull rings, as well as a spring loaded centering mechanism on 1st that [...]
Besson automatic-compensating 3-valve BBb tuba, serial # 374153, lacquered, 17 1/4″ bell, bore .730″, 40″ tall. This BBb tuba is the essence of the British tradition, made more friendly to modern users by the elimination of the brass ball on the bottom bow, and a leadpipe receiver opened-up to receive a modern standard mouthpiece. Built in the 1960′s, it has [...]
SOLD – H. N. White “King” BBb recording bass, serial # 150049, bell 21 7/8″, bore .750″, unlacquered, one-piece bell. This rare tuba, manufactured c. 1934, is even more rare because of it’s condition. The large-bore valves have been replated at some point and are tight and smooth, and the one-piece recording bell is in excellent condition. The instrument [...]
SOLD – King 2341-UB BBb tuba, serial # 5 765125, bore .689″, bell 19″, 39 1/2″ tall, lacquered. The “5″ prefix on a King serial number indicates that it was made between 1996-2000, making this one of the very last of the old-style King 2341′s made. Still in almost-new condition, I have replaced the original [...]
This Conn Connstellation euphonium, serial # E47787, comes with original hard case, and Humes & Berg Stonelined straight mute. Manufactured c. 1965, this top-of-the-line instrument of it’s time features a main tuning slide throw ring mechanism and tuning adjuster, and the patented Conn “clickless” short-action valves. The original lacquer is excellent. Price: $1,450
SOLD – This Holton BB-345 6/4 BBb tuba, with .750″ bore, 19 7/8″ bell diameter, approx. 36″ tall, and serial # 393725 was manufactured in 1965. This American classic has been disassembled, de-dented, reassembled and extensively cleaned in my shop. It is now among the most mechanically sound Holton 6/4 tubas still in existence. I replaced the [...]
Martin Conn H.N. White King custom raincatcher BBb sousaphone with valveset serial # 16161. Built by the late Harv Hartmann, this instrument almost defies description until you see it. And, the most amazing thing about fitting a Martin .730″ bore valveset on a Conn 14K fiberglass body, then removing the bell bow and fitting an H.N. White tenon and [...]
This Frank Holton BBb raincatcher jumbo sousaphone “Beverely June”, serial # 114305, has original lacquered body, original gold-plated 18 11/16″ bell, .750″ bore short-action valves. After research, I have not yet been able to get a definitive answer of who Beverely June was, but this is the most unique, distinctive sousaphone I’ve ever encountered. In the depths of the Great [...]
