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1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:32 am
by arpthark
Just picked this up today. Really nice tuba! Needs a little bit of dent work and it'll be really spectacular. Heavily used, but not abused, valves/slides/etc. in great shape. This is the pic from the posting but I'll get some more when I can. I need some cases for it.

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Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:05 pm
by bloke
Taylor Music in South Dakota usually has a pair of those vintage, curved, heavily-braced, lasts-forever cases. The problem is paying the shipping.

Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:12 pm
by arpthark
I recently sold a King bugle (no valves) to someone and shipped it in the hard case. I am hopeful that they will be very kind and sell the case back to me, but they are busy with school band repairs right now. However, I'd still need something for the bell.

Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:32 pm
by bloke
Greedily, I am holding onto mine.

I have an OEM English Besson case for a recording 24" bell, an OEM Besson case (rare as hell) for a recording 22" bell, and as it's sturdier than the Besson cases) I have (as described two posts previously) a vintage King 22" recording-or-upright case.

I may (doubt it but MAY...??) have a later-vintage boxy/crappy King bell case (free, but shipping would cost), but I'm thinking "no"...I'll look now.

Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:07 pm
by arpthark
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Great tuba!

Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:13 pm
by bort2.0
Mr Thark, now I think you should buy that old King GG contra. Cool stuff!! :smilie7:

Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:52 pm
by matt g
Definitely a winner for outdoor band stuff.

Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:28 pm
by Grumpikins
What's the vintage of that. Mine is 1936. Would be fun to play them back to back and see how different/alike they are. Otherwise, great horn, love that king sound. Congrats and enjoy.

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Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:29 pm
by Grumpikins
Ugh. Dummy (me). 1965. Awesone.

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Re: 1965 H.N. White King 1240 - satin silver, gold-wash bell

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 11:02 pm
by prairieboy1
That's a beautiful horn! Perfect for summer outdoor band concerts and all the polka playing any one person could manage! Great projection and pitch as well as really good "false tones", all the way to the pedal BBb. Have fun with it! :tuba: