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This is for buying or selling your personal equipment, but sponsored selling is allowed as well. We are requiring all ads to have the following information. Price, (even for trades) Brand, Model, and location (for instruments, not accessories) need to be included in the ad, or at least be very clear in link provided. It is acceptable to link to an external ad if you are promoting a sale of your personal equipment. No Ebay Auctions, but Buy it now listings are fine. Photos are HIGHLY suggested as well. If you see an ad that does not meet these criteria, please report it.
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Re: 1964 Holton 345 CC "FrankenBAT" - EXCELLENT!
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Re: 1964 Holton 345 CC "FrankenBAT" - EXCELLENT!
For grass-rolling, I have often wondered if one of those two-wheeled hand-pulled golf bag carts could be mangled to work with a tuba bag on it. Those things are actually designed to be dragged through the rough.
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Re: 1964 Holton 345 CC "FrankenBAT" - EXCELLENT!
I don't like sidebars in for-sale threads, but the remote stage gigs with me either involve snagging the golf cart guy to and from or pulling the tuba out of the case either at my vehicle (or at some entry point where there's a place to store things) and walking out there with the tuba on my shoulder.
I can understand Wade's emotions regarding selling this instrument. He's put a lot of love and time into it, as well as some very precise assembly work. I could use the revenue from selling the smaller Holton tuba that I built, but it's useful and it's excellent. These days, our rulers and their talking heads may be telling us that the rate at which our money is quickly becoming more worthless is slowing down, but maybe it's better to possess REAL things of worth than paper money - which only poorly represents worth, so I understand that aspect of Wade's concerns as well. If someone chooses to buy it, they are certainly going to get their money's worth and - as their money becomes more worthless, they're going to have easily double their money's worth pretty soon.
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Re: 1964 Holton 345 CC
Time for the old Page Two Bump.
Next to my Yamaha YCB-826S for size comparison…
Here is a pic that shows that the bells are even with one another despite the "lens effect" of the next photo.
Here is the actual size difference between the "YamaYork" (and, therefore, the Eastman ECB 836) and a "cut" CC Holton 345.
Just another "sexy boi" poser pic for all you K-Mart shoppers…
Next to my Yamaha YCB-826S for size comparison…
Here is a pic that shows that the bells are even with one another despite the "lens effect" of the next photo.
Here is the actual size difference between the "YamaYork" (and, therefore, the Eastman ECB 836) and a "cut" CC Holton 345.
Just another "sexy boi" poser pic for all you K-Mart shoppers…
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Re: 1964 Holton 345 CC (Nirschl Valves)
I have decided to keep the Holton for now; I am not yet ready to part with it. I have been using it in the orchestra recently for Pops runouts and educational programs, and I have decided that it fills a need that the YamaYork does not.
The YamaYork has replaced the Holton as my main horn in the orchestra, and the 186 is now strictly for freelancing. The Holton is being used as my stand-in for the Yamaha for a lot of work where I am uncomfortable taking (risking) the Yamaha.
This will stand for some time, I think. The Holton is still for sale, but only by request. I will not be advertising it for the foreseeable future. I am not in a hurry to part with this instrument.
The YamaYork has replaced the Holton as my main horn in the orchestra, and the 186 is now strictly for freelancing. The Holton is being used as my stand-in for the Yamaha for a lot of work where I am uncomfortable taking (risking) the Yamaha.
This will stand for some time, I think. The Holton is still for sale, but only by request. I will not be advertising it for the foreseeable future. I am not in a hurry to part with this instrument.