• Excellent horns for sale (alex/6DElkhart/8DElkhart/Fidelio/Yamaha)

    From aprilulm@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 20 12:25:57 2015
    On Tuesday, April 21, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Deut3704 wrote:
    Here are the particulars on each of the horns I have for sale.
    All the horns play very well - I have used them on the job. I enjoy playing different horns and maintaining a "stable" of horns to choose from. However, the need for uncluttered space is requiring that I whittle down this collection. ( I mostly play my Lewis horn on the job. ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
    GEBR. ALEXANDER - MODEL 103 DOUBLE HORN
    HANDMADE SILVER - WITH CASE (#18 - PREWAR)
    THE ALEXANDER IS UNLACQUERED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I AM ASKING $3250 BECAUSE OF IT'S BEING NUMBER 18 AS WELL AS A GOOD HORN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
    CONN 6D DOUBLE HORN, LATE 1953 BRASS MADE IN ELKHART, INDIANA.
    PRELETTER # 425229 WITH THE WONDERFUL SLIM WOOD CASE. THE HORN IS IN GOOD CONDITION ( IT HAS HAD SOME BELL REPAIRS (DECENT JOB - NO PATCHES) AND SOME LACQUER WEAR ).
    I AM ASKING $2500 FOR THAT HORN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
    CONN 8D DOUBLE HORN, LATE 1960 NICKEL SILVER WITH
    MECHANICAL THUMB LINKAGE MADE IN ELKHART, INDIANA.
    PRELETTER #872412.
    A GREAT HORN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW SMALL CHIPS AND
    SCRATCHES IN THE LACQUER - PURELY COSMETIC PROBLEMS.
    ASKING $3500 FOR THE 8D #872412 WITH A WOOD CASE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
    KING FIDELIO DOUBLE HORN, BRASS
    #153662
    THE KING FIDELIO IS A VERY GOOD HORN. IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION = HAS HAD REPAIRS
    VERY NICELY MADE TO THE BELL (NO PATCHES) RESULTING IN SOME LACQUER PROBLEMS IN
    ADDITION TO SOME LACQUER WEAR.
    IT IS STILL AN ATTRACTIVE AND NICE-PLAYING HORN. I AM ASKING $1500. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
    YAMAHA YHR561 DOUBLE HORN, BRASS
    #001514 WITH CASE.
    THE YAMAHA HAS BEEN USED PREVIOUSLY BY SOMEONE WITH A BIG RING AND HAS QUITE A
    LOT OF WEAR AS A RESULT. IT HAS A COUPLE SMALL DENTS (DON'T AFFECT PLAYING QUALITY).
    I AM ASKING $1750 FOR THE YAMAHA BECAUSE ALTHOUGH IT PLAYS GREAT, COSMETICALLY
    IT IS NOT A 10 EVEN THOUGH IT REMAINS A VERY ATTRACTIVE INSTRUMENT (MORE LIKE
    A 6 OR 7 COSMETICALLY). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
    THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST, THE HORNS AND I ARE LOCATED IN PHOENIX, AZ. WHERE I PLAY PRINCIPAL HORN WITH THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY.
    BARBARA BINGHAM

    (DEUT3704@aol.com)

    When can we meet to look at these horns? My son is currently in the Phoenix Youth Symphony and has been playing horn for over 8 years. We are looing for a horn for him as he is looking to go to college on horn.
    Thank you
    April Ulm
    623-229-3976
    aprilulm@gmail.com

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