1915 Martin Eb - SOLD!!

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1915 Martin Eb - SOLD!!

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Selling for a good friend. Satin Silver 3 valve upright Martin tuba in good shape. 20 in bell, small shank receiver, valves are good, all slides pull easily. Needs a good polish! No case, but can include a mouthpiece that works but doesn't fully seat.
$500 takes it.
College professor/tuba major owned, located near Brainerd, MN. He also has a 1914 Holton 4 valve silver Eb Raincatcher, missing some neck pieces, I believe. I'll post that separately when I get all the photos, or just call him and buy 'em both and save me the trouble!
PM your preferred contact info to me, I'll have Steve contact you.
Tim
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Nice! That is the larger of their two Eb tuba offerings. It shares the bell and bottom bow with their “Medium” BBb.

I’d be interested in seeing a picture of the raincatcher!
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Tim showed me this a few days ago, and if I had the $ it would be coming home with me. I'm even driving to/through Brainerd today! :facepalm2:
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That looks like it's in pretty good shape! Very cool horn!
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I got an MN lottery scratcher in my stocking on Christmas, maybe that'll pull through for $500 for me. Because, ya never know. :tuba:
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bort2.0 wrote: Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:31 am Tim showed me this a few days ago, and if I had the $ it would be coming home with me. I'm even driving to/through Brainerd today! :facepalm2:
Ooh, somebody buy it quick! It sounds like you may have safe transport to the Twin Cities - if there's room to spare in the Bortmobile. Brett, it may be time to consider that Tahoe, Suburban, or even Sequoia. Those boys aren't getting any smaller, you know.
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No they aren't! And once they have enough of their own "stuff"...! At least my older son is getting into curling, and not hockey... Talk about "stuff"!

4 people and 1 dog... May have to pull a Romney to get the tuba and everyone back home. A little cold for that today though... :laugh:
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Might be interested . . . Can you ship?
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jonesbrass wrote: Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:47 pm Might be interested . . . Can you ship?
That's up to the seller. PM your phone or email to me, I'll have Steve contact you.
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Re: 1915 Martin Eb - SOLD!!

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SOLD to that lucky buyer on the East Coast.
Thank you all for the interest.
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