Reynolds Contempora Sousaphone $2,000 (Minneapolis Craigslist)

[arpthark]

Seller says it is from 1957. Sturdy as all get out.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/ ... 23185.html

[bloke]

nope

[GC]

I'd go $400. I played one in high school and have fond memories. $2000? No way.

[Kirley]

“Ridden hard and put away wet”

[bloke]

With 50% - 100% inflation on most things we buy, I believe the days of the $400 playable sousaphone are long past and never to return.

Instruments like this need pictures of the valves removed from the instrument, and more discussion of the valves’ condition - particularly now that rebuild jobs are all in the four figures range…

…and I don’t know of many neck and bits sets that are much under $200

If anyone anywhere close to me negotiates a deal on that thing - and hopefully it has good valves - I can get it looking a lot better on a one day visit for probably reasonable money.

I’ve always thought of Olds and Reynolds as sort of being a cross between a King (same 11/16” bore size) and the larger-than-King (smaller discontinued 14K-size) Conn.

[Tubajug]

Is it just me, or does the picture where they're showing the engraving look like it's from an upright bell tuba (7th picture)? The flare doesn't seem to be wide enough for the sousaphone.

And in pictures 9, 10, and 11, it looks like someone "touched it up" with gold paint. Just curious...