Update; I found and purchased my first tuba! Its even the one i was looking for
thanks yall for your help! Ill be sure to post my musical adventure on here and yt :) God bless 
Young Tubist looking for a tuba! Miraphone-186-4U BBb 4 valve
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TheFloppyTubist
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Young Tubist looking for a tuba! Miraphone-186-4U BBb 4 valve
Howdy y'all! I'm wanting to buy a Miraphone 186-4U (BBb, 4-valve) in good condition, I'm a Tubist of 1.5 years and I really enjoy the musical arts! i need a tuba since I'm out of high-school now and cant rent it from the school anymore, but that isn't gonna stop me from pursuing my dream! all the money I have saved up is 5k so that's my budget and my location is Darby Montana. Thank you for taking the time to read my post and have an amazing day! -TheFloppyTubist
Update; I found and purchased my first tuba! Its even the one i was looking for thanks yall for your help! Ill be sure to post my musical adventure on here and yt :) God bless
Update; I found and purchased my first tuba! Its even the one i was looking for
thanks yall for your help! Ill be sure to post my musical adventure on here and yt :) God bless
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Re: Young Tubist looking for a tuba! Miraphone-186-4U BBb 4 valve
After I finish repairing one that belongs to a customer which involves putting a new bell on it (see my active thread in the repair forum),
I'll be repairing one that WE own which also involves putting a new bell on it. A couple of people seem interested in it, but it's not spoken for.
I don't know if it's going to be ready to sell by September, but you can watch for me to advertise it. If you find something at a good price sooner than I have this available, go for it.
This is NOT the one that our shop owns that we are going to fix up for sale with a new bell, but this is the one that belongs to a customer that we are fixing up for them with a new bell:
https://tubaforum.net/viewtopic.php?t=12299
The one that we will be offering for sale has exceptionally good condition rotors (I've already done a ton of work on the valve section).
As it's going to have a brand new bell, it will be priced right about at your budget.
I'll be repairing one that WE own which also involves putting a new bell on it. A couple of people seem interested in it, but it's not spoken for.
I don't know if it's going to be ready to sell by September, but you can watch for me to advertise it. If you find something at a good price sooner than I have this available, go for it.
This is NOT the one that our shop owns that we are going to fix up for sale with a new bell, but this is the one that belongs to a customer that we are fixing up for them with a new bell:
https://tubaforum.net/viewtopic.php?t=12299
The one that we will be offering for sale has exceptionally good condition rotors (I've already done a ton of work on the valve section).
As it's going to have a brand new bell, it will be priced right about at your budget.
Last edited by bloke on Wed Aug 27, 2025 6:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Young Tubist looking for a tuba! Miraphone-186-4U BBb 4 valve
There was one for sale near to you in Ronan not long ago but looking up the ad it seems to be sold now. If you’re open to something that’s not a 186, I’ve met this guy John in Billings who has a B&S GR51 (PT-605) for $5k. Might be worth checking out. https://www.facebook.com/share/19XcFMiN ... tid=wwXIfr