short F tuba newish molded case in MD

[bloke]

There's someone - who really seems to be a nice guy - in Maryland with a new-condition Wessex F tuba case.

I don't know whether it's MTS or a Chinese knock-off, but - like the JP sousaphone case (which is an MTS knock-off) it has butterfly latches.

It's really too short for a B&S F tuba, as the overall length is only 40 inches...but it might do nicely for some of the others.

His price is reasonable, and it just seems to me that there are probably a bunch of F tuba owners within commuting distance.

I was considering it for my B&S (and wasted his time talking to him; he never grew impatient with me), but I really don't want to do a complete re-blocking job and end up with only a 1/2 inch pad on each end.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165523156527

[bort2.0]

You have a path to local pickup/tuba taxi, I hope... (Do t you have a sibling out east?)

[bloke]

You have a path to local pickup/tuba taxi, I hope... (Do t you have a sibling out east?)

I've decided to NOT purchase it, and am attempted to draw attention to it - if there's someone else you might find it useful.

[kingrob76]

In my personal experience, Wessex cases are adequate for storage but do no stand up to to even minor transportation needs (unless you are ok with rivets falling out).

[kingrob76]

In my personal experience, Wessex cases are adequate for storage but do not stand up to to even minor transportation needs (unless you are ok with rivets falling out).

[bloke]

In my personal experience, Wessex cases are adequate for storage but do not stand up to to even minor transportation needs (unless you are ok with rivets falling out).

I have no comment regarding that, but - since I was going to have to re-block it anyway - I've decided that re-blocking one of these JP (Hirsbrunner/Adams-ish) C tuba knock-off cases (look how many extra inches there are to accommodate the three additional inches of height of my B&S F tuba) will be considerably less work...and the case (though surely heavier) is thicker-walled, and sleeker. I WILL have to wait awhile for a "case-ONLY" to be shipped to the warehouse for me.



If that Wessex case were longer, I probably would have gone ahead and bought it.