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Expert: - 7/22/2006


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about how much would an old Henri Gautier Virtuoso euphonium sell for? It has a few small dents. I need an answer soon so i would be grateful if you could get a response to me soon.
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Gautier was one of the tradenames used by Lyon and Healy on horns they stencilled.  Some of the L&H horns were made by Bohland and Fuchs.  I recently saw a L&H tuba that looked practically identical to a Thibouville-Lamy tuba.

So, although it may be a decent playing horn, it isn't something that collectors are going to be clamoring after.  

In other words, if you wanted to take a chance and buy an inexpensive horn to play, you may luck out - and get a player.  If you were hoping that collectors are scouring the world for a Gautier euphonium, sorry.  

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