VINTAGE 3 VALVE C G CONN RAINCATCHER UPRIGHT EUPHONIUM

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Up for your consideration is this VINTAGE 3 VALVE C G CONN RAINCATCHER UPRIGHT EUPHONIUM . THIS VINTAGE 3 VALVE C G CONN RAINCATCHER UPRIGHT EUPHONIUM/ TUBA IS BEING SOLD AS-IS AND IS NOT RETURNABLE FOR ANY REASON... I BELEIVE IT IS RESTORABLE ... BUT WHAT DO I KNOW... HAS WONDERFULL ENGAVING ON THE BELL... AND A PATINA .. I HAVE LOOKED IT OVER GOOD BUT CANT FIND THE SERIAL # , SO I CANT TELL YOU WHAT YEAR IT WAS MADE BUT I WOULD SAY IT IS EARLY 1900'S.. HAS A FEW DISCOLORATIONS ,..THIS INSTRUMENT WILL SHINE UP NICE WITH SOME ELBOW GREASE...11 INCH BELL,.. WITH MINIMAL DENTING OR CREASING... THE BELL HAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE BELL AS WELL AS THROUGH THE LEAD PIPE...THEY ARE SMALL AND CAN BE FILLED EASILY WITH SOLDER.. IT IS A SILVER INSTRUMENT SO IT SHOULD BUFF OUT SO YOU WONT BE ABLE TO TELL IF YOU ARE CRAFTEY... ONE OF THE VALVE STEMS AND ALL OF THE CAPS ARE MISSING... AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAD USED THIS INSTRUMENT AS A PLANTER BELEIVE IT OR NOT... T IS SOME REMNENTS OF DIRT IN THE BELL... THIS INSTRUMENT WOULD BENEFIT GREATLY FROM A CHEM BATH... T IS NO MOUTHPIECE... IF YOU ARE A REPAIRMAN WITH SOME PARTS LAYING AROUND THIS COULD BE THE FIND OF THE YEAR FOR YOU...HEY!... THE PRICE IS RIGHT... THE TWO VALVES THAT HAVE STEMS MOVE FREELEY IT IS INSCRIBED "MADE BY" OVER "C.G.CONN , LTD." OVER " ELKHARDT, IND." SURROUNDED BY ELABORATE read more