ON HOLD LOCAL SCHOOL: Sanders Imperial tall 4/4 four-rotary BB-flat - $800

[bloke]

OLD
NOT dented up
ugly old worn brown lacquer
Chinese-lookin' linkage
Everything moves.
Centers up on A=440.
This is a student-quality instrument.
Regardless of what claims or alleged claims may have been made in the past, I do NOT believe this to be a European-made instrument.
Valves are quiet enough when oiled, I suppose, and noisy when dry.
3rd rotor air-tightness is nothing to brag home about, but a slight release is detected when a vacuum is pulled with the slide.
Other rotors offer a stronger vacuum release.
Very similar shape/size/etc. to B&S-made Schneider BB-flat:
actually: It's a pretty darn good sounding thing... ' sounds much like what it copies.
as is/where is/local pick-up strongly encouraged (southwest Tennessee)
43 inches tall / 17 inch bell diameter
3/4 inch bore
nickel silver bow caps, nickel silver outside slide tubes, nickel silver bow ferrules, nickel silver receiver brace, nickel silver thumb ring, nickel silver braces
I'm thinking the paddles are probably nickel silver, because - were they plated - I believe the plating would have worn through by now.
I'm NOT going to acid clean it.
It seems to weigh just under 21 pounds.
' accepts a standard shank mouthpiece.

$800
comparable new: https://mackbrass.com/tu200l-4%2F4-bbb-tuba
I would sorta like to keep the (shiny molded plastic) case (with wheels), but will include it (and repair the hinges as well as the one broken wheel) for $200 additional.

pictures and demo on Monday (assuming I can fit in doing that stuff), but it's just as described.

[bloke]

' managed to get through a mountain of paperwork, trimmed more trees, squeezed in taking these pictures.
' got to get cleaned up for a rehearsal...
I'll put up a demo or two tomorrow.

[bloke]

Here are some basic open and valve combination lower overtones, ranging from second space B-flat down to 4th ledger line so-called "low F", as well as a B-flat scale and a B-flat descending arpeggio, just offer an idea of the sound and functionality of the instrument.

me? I'm listening through really cheap headphones, and I'm getting that bad-recording "Peter Popiel" type of background overtones thing...I hope it's just my headphones, and not the recording itself.

[Three Valves]

You’ve gotten SO technological!

[bort2.0]

I'm glad you had the sheet music for that

[bloke]

I'm glad you had the sheet music for that

I had to go and look what was showing on the stand after you said that. I don't know why it's up, but it's Mahler 2.

So it should be on the stand, even though it won't be played until next March, and that's Tippett #4.

...and a w-h-o-l-e lot more where this came from...

https://soundcloud.com/downtowneddiebro ... al_sharing

[bloke]

Pretty sure a local school is going to pick this up once the new fiscal year hits in July...

Thanks for questions about trades and other expressed interest.