Antique Musical Instruments/conn ltd. sousaphone

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i have aquired a conn ltd. sousaphone and trying to find out some kind of value, before i get rid of it. the sousaphone is in very good shape, silver finish with engravings, serial#246,050 any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
                            garth

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The easy part is that it was made in 1927.  

But, after that it is going to depend on condition, and which model it is.  Some models will go for a few hundred, others, a a couple of thousand.  Conn offered more than a dozen different models in 1927.  

If you wanted to send pictures, I might be able to figure out which model it is.  (kenton@punxypa.com)  

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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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