1971 Mirafone 186-5U CC — SOLD!
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Re: 1971 Mirafone 186-5U CC — SOLD!
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Re: 1971 Mirafone 186-5U CC — SOLD!
Same. My mom lives an hour and a half north of Wade. If he still had it at Thanksgiving I was definitely going to go get it.MiBrassFS wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:35 am Congrats to both parties.
Kinda glad this over. More than once I looked up how long of a drive it would be to Mississippi.
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Re: 1971 Mirafone 186-5U CC — SOLD!
Did you make it back safely, Aaron?aarongsmith wrote: Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:16 pm Thanks for driving to meet me. I am a little exhausted from the train ride, but at least I've got a roomette on the way back. It was also a good excuse to see my folks!
Hope you're well. It was a pleasure meeting you!
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Re: 1971 Mirafone 186-5U CC — SOLD!
You missed out.MiBrassFS wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:35 am Congrats to both parties.
Kinda glad this over. More than once I looked up how long of a drive it would be to Mississippi.
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Re: 1971 Mirafone 186-5U CC — SOLD!
We could have met in Winona, which would have been an EASY drive for both of us. Oh, well… Aaron won the prize.shovelingtom wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:30 amSame. My mom lives an hour and a half north of Wade. If he still had it at Thanksgiving I was definitely going to go get it.MiBrassFS wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:35 am Congrats to both parties.
Kinda glad this over. More than once I looked up how long of a drive it would be to Mississippi.
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Re: 1971 Mirafone 186-5U CC — SOLD!
Yeah, just like that, but without any of that nice money. (I paid off my two hospital stay-cations I had last year.)
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Re: 1971 Mirafone 186-5U CC — SOLD!
Yes! The roomette is definitely the way to go on a 16-hour trip. I missed that it included meals, so that was a pleasant surprise and made up the cost difference between two coach seats. Dinner even includes a free alcoholic beverage if you prefer. The top bunk/upper berth did not quite latch so it was a little tricky to maneuver my broad shoulders around such tight quarters, but I made it work.the elephant wrote: Wed Sep 03, 2025 4:21 pmDid you make it back safely, Aaron?aarongsmith wrote: Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:16 pm Thanks for driving to meet me. I am a little exhausted from the train ride, but at least I've got a roomette on the way back. It was also a good excuse to see my folks!
Hope you're well. It was a pleasure meeting you!
The pleasure is mine. I used the horn last night in brass band on the Eb part and it worked really well. It's been a little while since I've had horn with a tall bell, so at times it felt like my sound was far away. It fits perfectly between my Rudy and Willson in sound concept as you and I both expected. I truly did win the prize with this one.
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