King 1291 Monster 6/4 Four Rotary Valve Recording Bell BBb Tuba From 1939 (Free Shipping 48 States)

King 1291 Monster 6/4 Four Rotary Valve Recording Bell BBb Tuba From 1939 (Free Shipping 48 States)Up For Your Consideration Is A Very Rare 4 Rotary Valve BBb Tuba! Legend has it that King imported 4 dozen sets of rotary valve sets from Germany in the 1930's. Perhaps there were more made than 48, but not much more. The serial number suggest this Tuba was made in 1939. This is one of two King 4 Rotary Valve Tubas that I purchased from Texas Tech University a couple of years ago. This particular tuba was recently worked on by Lee Stofer! Lee does

This horn is very shiny and limited to surface scratches

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all 4 valves are fast and responsive

The horn does have a small ding or two and some surface scratches

The bore size is

Up for your consideration is a Conn 8D Elkhart Indiana 600K Series Double French Horn that is absolutely lovely

I had my horn test play the horn and this was one of his favorite players

Up For Your Consideration Is A Yamaha YHR-667 Lead Pipe

This horn has near perfect valve compression

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The horn has a remarkable finish