LA CL: 186 5v CC

[hrender]

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/m ... 77851.html

[KingTuba1241X]

Mid to late 70's perhaps. Looks like the post has been deleted..that was a good looking horn.

[kingrob76]

It’s always difficult to tell in one photo, but that looks more like a 188 to me from the 80’s (nylon minibal linkage, bell taper, etc). This angle angle could be extremely misleading though, but I suspect this went fast. Any idea what the asking price was?

[jtm]

It’s always difficult to tell in one photo, but that looks more like a 188 to me from the 80’s (nylon minibal linkage, bell taper, etc). This angle angle could be extremely misleading though, but I suspect this went fast. Any idea what the asking price was?

I think it was $5000. Looks like it has the long 5th valve. Was that once normal for 186s?

[kingrob76]

It was the Miraphone standard until about 1990 or 1991 somewhere in that range. The bell taper is what makes think 188 but the camera angle can be quite deceiving. At $5k it went quick, maybe Bort grabbed and ran.

[bort2.0]

It was gone before I ever saw it or knew the price, even.

A good 188 WILL be in my future, just not sure when. I think when orchestra starts back up, I'll have a better sense of my needs vs. my wants.

[kingrob76]

I am now convinced that's a 188. Here's a 186:



This is a 186 that was on CL last month. Someone snapped this up quickly knowing they were probably getting an excellent deal on a mislabeled instrument.

[bort2.0]

I've always wished that Miraphone had marked the model numbers on the bells, the 186 or 188 stuff always bothers me so much.

I won't weigh an opinion on that horn... But will re-assert my love of the 188.

[KingTuba1241X]

I've always wished that Miraphone had marked the model numbers on the bells, the 186 or 188 stuff always bothers me so much.

I won't weigh an opinion on that horn... But will re-assert my love of the 188.

My 187 says "187" on the bell, luckily. I've seen certain cell phone cameras distort the actual width of the bell throat on a few horns (one of which almost cost me a bunch of money when I thought for sure it was an older 187 and wasn't. The CC's are harder to determine based on the straight pipe into the main tuning slide...

[KingTuba1241X]

I am now convinced that's a 188. Here's a 186:



This is a 186 that was on CL last month. Someone snapped this up quickly knowing they were probably getting an excellent deal on a mislabeled instrument.

That looks more like a 185 CC based on how thin it looks, but again..camera angle is key.

[hrender]

If I remember right the price was low, as in sub-$4K.