The upright bell Martin is the real deal. I had a chance to play it at various stages of the restoration process.

An immense amount of work has gone into it and it plays amazingly.


What are the ergonomics like? How heavy is it? Were the valves redone? Intonation?


Ergonomics are ...

The upright bell Martin is the real deal. I had a chance to play it at various stages of the restoration process.

An immense amount of work has gone into it and it plays amazingly.

So it's like a book club. Only tuba club. I cant see much via the link because I dont have facebook and it looks like a private group to join. So your in Chicago, are there other branches? Who runs/ teaches the group? Sounds really great. Like tuba studio when I was in college, only more effective ...

Hi y'all, I wanted to take a second just to share my personal experiences being in the TubaBass studio for the past few years in case any of it may be of interest to anyone here.

If you're on Facebook, some of you may already by familiar with the community group there: https://www.facebook.com ...

XO Brass 1680 CC

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I think the argument to be made for the two-bit setup as opposed to a single piece would be having two axes of movement both up and down and side to side, in order to adjust the position of the leadpipe more precisely as opposed to the more limited range of motion of a single tube.

I have two ...

All parts have been sold!

Mouthpieces are still available

The King bugle has been sold!

Need to create space for a move ASAP!

Feel free to send offers for the lot if interested

Need to clear space for a move in less than a month.

Highly motivated to move these parts so feel free to reach out with offers!

Moving sale bump!

Bump. Also considering adding my 1920s silver Martin medium sousa to the list as well as my 30s Indiana Medium tuba.

If there's any interest in those horns, let me know and I'll add photos, descriptions and prices for those as well!

Bump. Appreciate the interest in individual tools, but still aiming to sell as a lot.

April bump!

Moving in June, so I'm highly motivated to clear out some space and find new homes for these parts!

Eric Murphy wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2025 1:13 pm Call Lee! He has one he uses for all of our parade gigs. He may be willing to part with it.

We had a nice chat last Thursday about that sousa as a matter of fact. I think we may have a deal in the works.

Update: the four valve sousa has sold, and as such I'm looking for a 3 valve replacement

Now that the horn has sold, I'm officially bumping this as a WTB post. Looking for a late 30s Martin 3v mammoth sousa to replace this one!

New mouthpiece added to the for sale list: a Stiffer Gieb

Picture link updated with new pictures of all the mouthpieces

Horn and trombone parts are sold!