Bye everyone, I've had enough . Adieu!

They dropped the price on both their 187's. Maybe they read this thread?

So, bloke, you’re saying that this horn was marketed and distributed in the US by Getzen, without saying “a division of Getzen”, by virtue of it being called Meinl-Weston rather than Melton? I wonder when they started to be engraved “a division of Getzen”. Did the business relationship change from ...

So likely 1950s vintage? I noticed some of my rotary valve corks are well worn. Would any cork/rubber stop work or is there a measurement I need to take to get the right size and/or type? Nope 1965 and above vintage. I had one for a minute and sold it to a friend in Houston who plays alongside Doc ...

The one I bought privately that was seen on all platforms was 99% mint (until it was shipped). He started at 7k for over a month, then came down to 6k for another month then I offered him closer to the $5k range after roughly 75 days on the market. Regardless of worth, the market is still stuck righ...

Neither has sold yet AND you don't know the profit margins on them. Agreed. One looks to be well used and a trade or consignment horn while the other is a demonstrator horn. Those would have vastly different cost of acquisition for Dillon. The newer demo one also has better lacquer and is simply ne...

hrender wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 2:20 pm One in better condition:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Demo-Miraphone ... 4345473025

Yep, minus the dent the price went up $3,200..

King "Looking for the mic drop emoji but couldn't find it" tuba1241X

I live very close by...this might be someone who played at Disneyland's horn back in the day if it's this nice. If anyone buys this I'd be more than happy to acquire it and hold it until picked up.

Dillon's offering a horn with cosmetic issues for $5K that lists for almost $10K new. If I were in the market for a 187, this would seem to me like a good deal. As always, your mileage may vary. IMO apples and oranges possibly right? NEW 186's are also MSRP at $10k but ones (still in great conditio...

It’s this. I’m sure Dillon has plenty of backlog in the repair shop. Why spend time fixing it when someone might buy it as-is? Because they are a reputable shop and can do better than this. What’s not being disclosed here? I guess you would just have to work in a retail business or the like to unde...

The horn plays fine with the dent, and Matt know it's a wash to make it pretty and pay for it or sell as is... And as is is faster. It’s this. I’m sure Dillon has plenty of backlog in the repair shop. Why spend time fixing it when someone might buy it as-is? Because they are a reputable shop and ca...

bort2.0 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:58 pm The horn plays fine with the dent, and Matt know it's a wash to make it pretty and pay for it or sell as is... And as is is faster.

I bet it still sits awhile. That dent would take a professional like Matt no time at all to at least smooth out (maybe not make perfect but just around the guard)?

The bottom bow can also be repaired in house quite competently, I’d reckon, if one is willing to pay for the shop time. That should have been done before taking photos and advertising it for sale. It's a $6k horn with no dents easily. Not the first time they've mislabeled a horn or a description wa...

It's got some big bow dents and has had some major bell repairs in the past. But not bad price if you are looking for one and don't care much about condition.

Pardon the rant, Joe: It's like how a large part of the US population now arbitrarily decides, without medical diagnosis, they have a gluten allergy and want everything gluten-free. Sorry, Charlie... but most people's ""gluten intolerance" is just a need to be trendy, hip, in the kno...

Wow that sounds amazing, thanks for sharing that.

If anything, the prices of brass/tuba related stuff that's junk or even slightly used has DECREASED in price if anything due to low demand. These people are out of their (can I say this, cotton pickin' minds). Maybe they are just opportunists who don't understand inflation and think the average Joe ...

Serious discounts need to be given for the feet and the lack of clothes. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-VSbV2L8/0/5d9211fb/O/i-VSbV2L8.jpg Hopefully that's the man's drawstring on his shorts. :bugeyes: And have you seen gender neutral prom dresses lately? They are holey, no nonsense apparal ap...

Well the quality of THIS thread surely dropped like a prom dress..

Some people have no couth, no class, and no clue how to create a successful advertisement. :gaah: :laugh: I scrolled all the way down just to find this comment. There is no mystery afoot - There WILL be commentary. I'm such a heel, of course. Yep, you nailed it. The inTOEnation, however, is in ques...