Antique Musical Instruments/tuba
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i recently found a very nice insterment the name on it is york band inst.co it is silver and in perfect shape no visible wear it also has a york case the only numbers i can find are on the finger valves 94024 it is very tarnished can i clean it and does it have value ihave aguy trying to give 500 dollars very pushey leads me to beleive it might have agreater value i would say it is in 90% new condition
The horn dates to the late 1920s. The value of the horn would depend on a number of things. Being in excellent condition and having a case enhance its value.
Many of the York tubas are well respected. However, it would also depend on what size this tuba is. A BBb is worth more than an Eb.
And, they made a number of different shapes and models. You may want to review this page to get an idea: http://www.horn-u-copia.net/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1123884827
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Kenton Scott
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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.
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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net
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B.S. Ed, M.S.
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