Here is one of my favorite instruments in my collection. It ia a rotary valve trumpet from Dusseldorf, Germany. It is also an Ebay find. Of all the instruments I have purchased using Ebay, this one is my current favorite. The previous owner listed it as an antique tuba, but I suspected it may well be a bass trumpet. It has an interesting patina I will probably leave on the horn. This instrument is in very good condition. There are a few nicks and dings here and there but nothing major. It requires a large shank mouthpiece. It is missing an oil screw but I think I will be able to find another one somewhere. It has the normal tuning problems with the 1-3 and 123 valve combinations but nothing really terribly out. For an old instrument, it plays GREAT!
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