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Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:44 am
by arpthark
https://www.ebay.com/itm/304675515132?h ... R8b03YOCYQ
Listed at 12k on eBay but not on the Dillon site yet so it's likely a few hundred bucks cheaper directly from Dillon.
Have we hit peak 6/4 saturation inasmuch as used handmade Baers are going for about the same as a new Eastman 836?
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:33 pm
by Sousaswag
Wow. Anyone interested in my MRP? I’ll take that 6450!
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:28 pm
by bort2.0
Oh jeez... Now I see. No wonder the price is so low.
Just kidding, it looks great
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:07 pm
by arpthark
Shortened fifth slide?
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:10 pm
by Sousaswag
I sent them an email. I’d really like a Baer. One of the few things I’d let my MRP go for.
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:11 pm
by arpthark
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:20 pm
by matt g
That manufacturer direct pricing isn’t helping.
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:54 pm
by jtuba
And predictably, now "out of stock"
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:54 pm
by bloke
I'm quite convinced that my 5450 is miles better than most any new one, but - for people stare at their phones and buy pictures (and are need-a-C-tuba-for-college people), I doubt that any of those would be convinced (or be able to tell a difference...??)
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:53 pm
by Sousaswag
Anyone here get it? Wasn’t me!
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:58 pm
by arpthark
Sometimes Dillon will use "out of stock" as a designation for items that someone has requested they put on layaway for trial. I did that with my Eastman and the product was still showing up for the week leading up to my visit as "out of stock," and once bought, it is just gone from the website. So perhaps someone is going to be trying it out soon.
Poking around on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, WWBW was selling handmade Baers in 2011 for about $25,000.
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:35 am
by LargeTuba
arpthark wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:58 pm
Sometimes Dillon will use "out of stock" as a designation for items that someone has requested they put on layaway for trial. I did that with my Eastman and the product was still showing up for the week leading up to my visit as "out of stock," and once bought, it is just gone from the website. So perhaps someone is going to be trying it out soon.
Poking around on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, WWBW was selling handmade Baers in 2011 for about $25,000.
I think Matt told me it was Sold Sold.
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:41 am
by Brendan Bohnhorst
I bought it.
I’ve wanted to have one of these around for quite a few years. The price of a new one, and the frequency that my Alexander CC wasn’t big enough (really almost never happens) kept me from pulling the trigger. The price on this one was really low so I called Matt. We talked through a few things about this particular tuba, and I told him to send it. He didn’t oversell or anything, but was spot on in his assessment (let’s be honest here, Matt is great). I’ve only got some pops shows and quintet gigs for the next couple of months so I can get used to it before I have anything major on the calendar.
Cheers!
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:55 am
by the elephant
I hope you enjoy it, Brendan. Congrats!
Re: Cheap handmade MW 6450/2 at Dillon
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 8:16 pm
by Doc
Brendan Bohnhorst wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:41 am
I bought it.
I’ve wanted to have one of these around for quite a few years. The price of a new one, and the frequency that my Alexander CC wasn’t big enough (really almost never happens) kept me from pulling the trigger. The price on this one was really low so I called Matt. We talked through a few things about this particular tuba, and I told him to send it. He didn’t oversell or anything, but was spot on in his assessment (let’s be honest here, Matt is great). I’ve only got some pops shows and quintet gigs for the next couple of months so I can get used to it before I have anything major on the calendar.
Cheers!
You’ll have to give us your own review and assessment when you get a chance. Congratulations!