Martin 6/4 BBb Tuba for sale

[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

[York-aholic]

Very nice looking tuba. Is that an original Martin upright bell?

[Kontrabasstuba]

Very nice looking tuba. Is that an original Martin upright bell?

Thanks. I think its a Kanstul Bell. No markings on it...

[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.

[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.

[York-aholic]

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?

[hrender]

The Wessex bells come unmarked. I have one on my Martin. I'd guess the bell in the pic is a Wessex.

[Mithosphere]

That leadpipe looks like it's from something else too.

[Kontrabasstuba]

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

[York-aholic]

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.

[Doc]

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.

[Kontrabasstuba]

Bump and open for offers! :-)

[iiipopes]

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?

[Mithosphere]

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.

[hrender]

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.

[Kontrabasstuba]

Now 1600 $ incl shipping!

[Mithosphere]

Now 1600 $ incl shipping!

That's a good price... too bad I don't need a tuba right now...

[hrender]

That's a great price for a front-action Mammoth. I don't really want to start a collection, but if I did...

[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!

[Kontrabasstuba]

SOLD!