Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Forum rules
This section is for posts that are directly related to performance, performers, or equipment. Social issues are allowed, as long as they are directly related to those categories. If you see a post that you cannot respond to with respect and courtesy, we ask that you do not respond at all.
This section is for posts that are directly related to performance, performers, or equipment. Social issues are allowed, as long as they are directly related to those categories. If you see a post that you cannot respond to with respect and courtesy, we ask that you do not respond at all.
- TriStateFans
- Posts: 47
- Joined: Mon Dec 26, 2022 9:55 am
- Has thanked: 9 times
- Been thanked: 19 times
Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
I saw it tucked away behind a pile of other stuff in a sort of an "mid-century" store (furniture, lamps, some guitars & amps, records, etc.).
The guy handed it to me and I played it a bit (the valves moved but were very "slow", definitely would need a thorough going thru. Repairs on the solders, one mismatched valve key top, you can see the general condition.
He said I was the first person he had in there that could actually play it (I'm a tuba guy but I at least could make noises through it that kinda-sorta sounded like notes).
I'm thinking about shooting the guy an offer but I don't know where to start. Conversely, if this is a horn you have been looking for, let me know and I'll tell you how to contact the store.
I'd just like to see it out from behind the pile of stuff and back in the hands of somebody who will toot on it every now and then.
ADDED: It's a Buescher, I didn't catch the date anywhere.
The guy handed it to me and I played it a bit (the valves moved but were very "slow", definitely would need a thorough going thru. Repairs on the solders, one mismatched valve key top, you can see the general condition.
He said I was the first person he had in there that could actually play it (I'm a tuba guy but I at least could make noises through it that kinda-sorta sounded like notes).
I'm thinking about shooting the guy an offer but I don't know where to start. Conversely, if this is a horn you have been looking for, let me know and I'll tell you how to contact the store.
I'd just like to see it out from behind the pile of stuff and back in the hands of somebody who will toot on it every now and then.
ADDED: It's a Buescher, I didn't catch the date anywhere.
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Give him a hundred bucks. If you’re the first person who can play it maybe it’s been there a while and he’d want it gone!
Meinl Weston 2165
B&M CC
Willson 3200RZ-5
Holton 340
Holton 350
Pan-American Eb
King Medium Eb
B&M CC
Willson 3200RZ-5
Holton 340
Holton 350
Pan-American Eb
King Medium Eb
- Mary Ann
- Posts: 3038
- Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:24 am
- Has thanked: 521 times
- Been thanked: 598 times
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Just as a comparison -- a friend of mine bought a really ok condition (shiny, good valves, one dent) yamaha 201 that I play regularly, and he got it for $50 at a thrift store. I've seen equivalent ones online for no less than $745, and they might not even be equivalent. So I wouldn't start at $100, because you never know if they might take a LOT less than that.
- bloke
- Mid South Music
- Posts: 19367
- Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:55 am
- Location: western Tennessee - near Memphis
- Has thanked: 3857 times
- Been thanked: 4118 times
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Other than all the spiel - which I would avoid, I would offer as suggested by tofu...
... I would probably glance at it and probably would not make an offer, but I'm not you.
... I would probably glance at it and probably would not make an offer, but I'm not you.
-
- Posts: 213
- Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:03 pm
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 64 times
- Contact:
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
It would make a good fountain, or flower pot ....
Tony Clements
http://tonyclem.blogspot.com
http://tonyclem.blogspot.com
- arpthark
- Posts: 3936
- Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:25 pm
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut
- Has thanked: 960 times
- Been thanked: 1083 times
- Contact:
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
I am almost sure that's a euph/baritone and not an eefer, right?
Between $50 and $100 gets my vote.
Between $50 and $100 gets my vote.
Blake
Bean Hill Brass
Bean Hill Brass
- Tubajug
- Posts: 746
- Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:27 am
- Location: Nebraska
- Has thanked: 225 times
- Been thanked: 203 times
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Euph was my first thought as well.
Jordan
King 2341 with Holton Monster Eb Bell
King/Conn Eb Frankentuba
Pan AmeriConn BBb Helicon
Yamaha YBB-103
"No one else is placed exactly as we are in our opportune human orbits."
King 2341 with Holton Monster Eb Bell
King/Conn Eb Frankentuba
Pan AmeriConn BBb Helicon
Yamaha YBB-103
"No one else is placed exactly as we are in our opportune human orbits."
-
- Posts: 1347
- Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:31 pm
- Location: Portugal
- Has thanked: 6 times
- Been thanked: 169 times
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Eb tuba to my eyes.
The key point - can you use it. For many modern tuba performance situations, a 3 valve Eb tuba is a joke. For a few, perhaps it's just the thing. A little Eb tuba like this significantly helped restore my interest in playing tuba when it was on the skids a couple decades ago, but I eventually gave it away. If it's something you can use, one way or the other, a year from now you probably won't be able to remember whether you paid $50 for it or $150.
- TriStateFans
- Posts: 47
- Joined: Mon Dec 26, 2022 9:55 am
- Has thanked: 9 times
- Been thanked: 19 times
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Sorry I wasn't clear, it's a baritone. Sorry for not being specific enough.
Thanks!
Thanks!
-
- Posts: 427
- Joined: Sun Nov 20, 2022 3:09 pm
- Has thanked: 11 times
- Been thanked: 106 times
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Just for comparison. I paid 95 for the little eb I have. There is a thread here about it. The valves on it are excellent. I thought it was a fair price. Now that I have it in working order, it's a blast to play. So far, I have done all the work myself. It was a self learning project and has been wonderful.
Sent from my SM-S367VL using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-S367VL using Tapatalk
Meinl Weston 2145 CC
King Symphonic BBb circa 1936ish
Pre H.N.White, Cleveland Eb 1924ish (project)
Conn Sousaphone, fiberglass 1960s? (Project)
Olds Baritone 1960s?
Hoping to find a dirt cheap Flugabone
King Symphonic BBb circa 1936ish
Pre H.N.White, Cleveland Eb 1924ish (project)
Conn Sousaphone, fiberglass 1960s? (Project)
Olds Baritone 1960s?
Hoping to find a dirt cheap Flugabone
- LoyalTubist
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:59 pm
- Location: Arcadia, California
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Before I left the states to move to Vietnam in 2006, I bought something like this, a 1923 Cerveny E-flat tuba (with a Carl Fischer overbrand) on eBay from a woman in Brooklyn, New York, for $275, including shipping. The airline didn't mind that I used the carton that was used to send the bass to me (it was sent by regular parcel post) to take onto the plane (it fit under my seat). I also took a big C tuba with me but it went with my hold baggage and I didn't see it for a few months.
Nothing is so bad that it can't be made worse.
--Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle [F. Chase Taylor] (1897-1950)
--Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle [F. Chase Taylor] (1897-1950)
- anadmai
- Posts: 78
- Joined: Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:52 pm
- Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
- Has thanked: 12 times
- Been thanked: 29 times
- Contact:
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
Reminds me of my 1906 Henry Distin Euphonium.
I don't have a DMA, I'm incapable of telling the truth
1906 Henry Distin Euphonium(JUNIOR)
1952 B&H Imperial Trombone(HASTINGS)
2015 Sterling Virtuoso Baritone(MARGARET)
1988 Besson/B&H Sovereign 967(BRAMWELL)
2023 Dillon Eb Bass 981S(ALBERT)
1906 Henry Distin Euphonium(JUNIOR)
1952 B&H Imperial Trombone(HASTINGS)
2015 Sterling Virtuoso Baritone(MARGARET)
1988 Besson/B&H Sovereign 967(BRAMWELL)
2023 Dillon Eb Bass 981S(ALBERT)
- anadmai
- Posts: 78
- Joined: Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:52 pm
- Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
- Has thanked: 12 times
- Been thanked: 29 times
- Contact:
Re: Any thoughts on what I should offer for this old horn
TriStateFans wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:15 am Sorry I wasn't clear, it's a baritone. Sorry for not being specific enough.
Thanks!
I was thinking "that's kind small for an Eb Bass".
I don't have a DMA, I'm incapable of telling the truth
1906 Henry Distin Euphonium(JUNIOR)
1952 B&H Imperial Trombone(HASTINGS)
2015 Sterling Virtuoso Baritone(MARGARET)
1988 Besson/B&H Sovereign 967(BRAMWELL)
2023 Dillon Eb Bass 981S(ALBERT)
1906 Henry Distin Euphonium(JUNIOR)
1952 B&H Imperial Trombone(HASTINGS)
2015 Sterling Virtuoso Baritone(MARGARET)
1988 Besson/B&H Sovereign 967(BRAMWELL)
2023 Dillon Eb Bass 981S(ALBERT)