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For Sale: Josef Lidl LFB 753-6R F Tuba (Gold Brass, 4+2 Valves)
Asking: $5,250OBO
Location: San Francisco, CA

Up for sale is my Josef Lidl LFB 753-6R F Tuba in gold brass. It’s a 4/4-sized instrument with 6 valves (4+2 configuration). The tuba is about two years old, and I'm the second owner.
This is a compact, lightweight horn with a surprisingly strong low register. A Helleberg-style mouthpiece worked really well for me. While the 6-valve setup does offer plenty of alternative fingerings, I rarely found them necessary — the intonation is solid enough that most of the time, I could just play and not worry about adjusting slides or using alternative fingerings.

Specifications (from the Lidl website):
Key: F
Size: 4/4
Valves: 6 (original miniball linkages)
Material: Gold brass
Bore: Dual bore – 18.2 mm (.717”) / 19.2 mm (.756")
Bell diameter: 400 mm (15.7")
Height: 820 mm (32.2")
Weight: 7,400 g (16.3 lbs)

The horn is in good condition overall. All valves and slides move smoothly. There are a few small dings on the bell, which I’ve done my best to show in the photos.
It comes with the original gig bag, which is lightweight and makes it super comfortable for travel.

Photos:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... xr6xMhPNdV

I’m asking $5,500 or best offer. Ideally looking to sell, but I’m open to potential trades as well.
Feel free to reach out with questions or offers.
Cheers,
Tom
tom1343@gmail.com

@TomTuba unfortunately the phpBB software goofed up your photos link. You’ll need to edit the post.

Thanks Matt!
I believe now it works!

Bump

It might help an interested buyer to pull the trigger, so I will share that the gig bag is made by the same company that makes the blue Miraphone bags, which are very nice. I hate top loaders, but I really like these. They are well made and comfortable on the back, with good zippers… and this design seems to have a larger pocket for music.

The tuba looks great, too! I would love to play it, but we are not exactly in the same neighborhood…

Good luck. Someone is going to be a happy, new owner.

Thanks for the comment @the elephant !
Indeed the cas is extremely comfortable, and with such lightweight instrument, it really makes traveling with it very easy!

Reduced price - $5250 OBO!