WTB/T: Old, Cheap Tuba

ttf_mattino37 · Post by **ttf_mattino37** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:15 am

I'm a bass bone player looking to get a tuba for my tuba gigs. Nothing special, just cheap, preferably around the $500 or less range, but i could potentially go higher.

ttf_Euphanasia · Post by **ttf_Euphanasia** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:19 am

Where are you located? Shipping will make a big difference in the price.

ttf_mattino37 · Post by **ttf_mattino37** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:50 am

Very true hahaha. I'm in the Washington DC area

ttf_gregs70 · Post by **ttf_gregs70** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:22 pm

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/msg/d/4-tubas-3-and-4-valves-bbb-cc/6418654252.html

If you don't mind the drive...

There is a Conn on Craigslist west of Richmond, VA for $550. https://richmond.craigslist.org/msg/d/conn-tuba-with-case/6422863133.html

ttf_robcat2075 · Post by **ttf_robcat2075** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:40 pm

Quote from: gregs70 on Dec 31, 2017, 12:22PM
There is a Conn on Craigslist west of Richmond, VA for $550. https://richmond.craigslist.org/msg/d/conn-tuba-with-case/6422863133.html

Looks like a misidentified Euphonium.

ttf_BGuttman · Post by **ttf_BGuttman** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 1:59 pm

That sure looks like a bell-front Baritone Horn (American Baritone).

ttf_Larry Preston Roberson · Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:36 pm

You may want to try TubeNet.
http://forums.chisham.com/

ttf_robcat2075 · Post by **ttf_robcat2075** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:48 pm

I would sell this but I'm not sure how I'd ship it.

This is an institutional, visibly worn, 3-valve King tuba

https://www.youtube.com/v/-mUxWyNJw0M

ttf_LeoInFL · Post by **ttf_LeoInFL** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:02 am

I've read in the past that many tuba sellers/buyers use Greyhound shipping services (yes, the bus company). More affordable so I've heard. Never used them myself. The buyer would have to go to their Greyhound station to pick up the tuba.

ttf_Hammer · Post by **ttf_Hammer** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:47 pm

Quote from: robcat2075 on Dec 31, 2017, 09:48PMI would sell this but I'm not sure how I'd ship it.

This is an institutional, visibly worn, 3-valve King tuba

Quote from: LeoInFL on Jan 01, 2018, 05:02AMI've read in the past that many tuba sellers/buyers use Greyhound shipping services (yes, the bus company). More affordable so I've heard. Never used them myself. The buyer would have to go to their Greyhound station to pick up the tuba.

I sold a sousaphone case this way last month on eBay using Greyhound's service. It is by far the cheapest way to go with shipping very large, bulky, heavy items. The tracking information is a nightmare because not all Greyhound's will scan these items. Also, if there's no room for your big item you're shipping, it has to wait on the side at a station up to a week at times just for free space to appear because people come first before packages. My case was held up in Texas for over a week because of this, while not getting scanned, which made it seem like it disappeared from their system. But it showed up eventually. In a time crunch? Choose UPS or FedEx instead, but sometimes 4 times as much for shipping costs.

ttf_ebrenner · Post by **ttf_ebrenner** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:23 pm

Email me at [url=mailto:[email protected]][email protected][/url] if you would be interested in a Conn E flat tuba. It's ugly, but plays well. I'll send you some pictures.

ttf_jba49 · Post by **ttf_jba49** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:33 am

I have a kind of frankentuba for sale - most of it is a King 2381 and it has a York/Pan-american bell

This would be $1550 + Shipping from Chicago

Would like to move it fast

4/valve, front action

Very nice sound

Write [url=mailto:[email protected]][email protected][/url] for info