Meinl-Weston 45S-LP F Tuba – $8,500.00
Meinl-Weston 45S-LP F-tuba, serial number 001080 (on receiver), 91295 (on 1st valve casing), .742″/.780″/.800″ graduated bore, 17″ bell diameter, 38 1/2″ tall, lacquered.
This one-owner tuba needed nothing more than standard servicing, and is amazingly pristine for a daily-use professional tuba. I tend to prefer smaller F-tubas, but I found this large F-tuba to be very lively, and easy to accurately place notes, even in the low register (easy low C, anyone?). The tuba has great lacquer, a like-new SuperSac bag from Germany, and the red metal-clad Meinl-Weston travel case w/ wheels. The tuba-in-bag fits in the travel case, so it’s the ultimate tour set-up, particularly if you need to fly or travel by train. . . . . . . . .$8,500.00
Hirsbrunner HB2-5P CC Tuba – $12,500.00
Hirsbrunner HB2-5P CC tuba, 4 piston/5th rotor, .750″ bore, 18″ bell, silver plated, serial number 086431.
An iconic tuba based on the Helleberg Conn CC tuba, and exquisitely manufactured in Switzerland, this tuba is a compact 4/4 marvel that is without equal. First produced with four valves ca. 1984, this is one of the first offered with a 5th rotor ca. 1985. This one-owner tuba has been thoroughly gone through, and is now the best-playing HB2-5P I’ve ever encountered. Unlike others I’ve played, this Hirsbrunner has zero response or intonation problems in the low register, because we pulled the bell, leadpipe and bottom bow, and resoldered them with 100% solder joints, which are rare in any make of tuba. Imagine a CC tuba with 5 octaves of good notes, just waiting to be played. Offered with original hard case and leather Barr Lines bag from England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500.00
Buescher Custom CC Tuba – SOLD
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C. G. Conn Ltd. 26J/27J BBb Recording Bass – $7,500.00
C.G. Conn Ltd. 26J/27J BBb Recording Bass, serial # 307818, four front short action .770″ bore valves, 24″ upright bell diameter, 24″ recording bell diameter, lacquered, body case and two bell cases.
This tuba, manufactured in Dec. 1935, is as rare as moon rocks and unicorns. This is only the second on I’ve encountered in my 50 years of playing tubas. As a customer said this week, this tuba plays with more agility and finesse than one could expect from a tuba this size. Still, it will play at full volume with no danger of the tone breaking up. The 26/26J plays substantially better than any top-piston 2xJ I’ve ever played. For the Conn 6/4 enthusiast, this is the full package, with cases for both bells, and a 25J body case where I re-arranged the accessory box and padding as a mirror image so that the front-valve body fits perfectly. This tuba does not require a mouthpipe bit. Intonation, response, and tone color will not disappoint. Will ship if necessary…………..$7,500.00
C. G. Conn Connstellation 25-I Euphonium – $2,250.00
C.G. Conn Connstellation 25-I euphonium, serial # E24413, four ~.555″ bore valves, 11 3/4″ bell diameter, 29″ tall.
Made by Conn in Elkhart, IN in 1964, this model had a main tuning slide tuning trigger decades before anyone else. The mouthpiece receiver accepts the special Conn-Remington shank size, between the size of Euro & bass trombone shanks. This euphonium comes with a nice Conn 5, and a Perantucci PT-3B. I played this instrument on a concert last week, and was impressed by the tone quality and agility, and projection of sound it offers. Offered with a roomy hard case and new K & M stand, I think someone is going to love owning and playing this euphonium. . . . . $2,250.00