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Ooh ... Local...

To me, "needs oiling" means that things don't move freely enough.

Sometimes "needs oiling" means "noisy/loose/worn" to sellers...

...??

I enjoyed this quasi non-sequitir:

needs oiling and a new case

Car needs passenger side headrest dusted and a new engine.

Wonder who's the manufacturer?

likely somewhere in between a baritone, tenor horn, and small tuba, as it plays in the key of Bb but is smaller than the typical tuba or baritone.

10½" bell, 30" tall - looks to me within the euphonium range. Final bell diameter a little small, but maybe more gradual taper.

arpthark wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 7:36 pm Wonder who's the manufacturer?

You've not heard of Finke ?

The last I knew, they were still producing instruments.

bloke wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 9:19 am

arpthark wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 7:36 pm Wonder who's the manufacturer?

You've not heard of Finke ?

The last I knew, they were still producing instruments.

Huh, yer right. I figured a stencil. Entschuldigung.

The engraving says:

Angefertigt von Helmut Finke
Herford i/w


Made by Helmut Finke
Herford, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia... I'm guessing that's what the "w" is for in i/w... but not sure what the "i" is for.

' hard to imagine not being the same company, if not a descendant or cousin...

Finke Horns e.K.

Industriestraße 17, 32602 Vlotho, Germany

Phone: +49 5228 323

7-4 weekdays