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Thank you for all of your reactions. I am relieved it is not red rot. I agree with you bbocaner that it is ugly. Luckily it is not really conspicious...

This is a great piece for sure and I don’t think I’ve heard it before. Beautifully played by Dave Werden for sure!

surface corrosion. red rot starts on the inside at places where gunk tends to hold moisture, and by the time you see it on the outside it's pretty...

Data would put that pretty horn pre-1930 (as you reported 1928), as it was before the merger with Boosey & Co.

Price lowered to $1,550 or best offer

Thomann MBH-303s (Yama-clone) marching baritone is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday. UPS assessed modest brokerage & government import charges. My...

Welcome to the forum Matt. Good luck with the sale of your Thor. Please read and agree to Dave Werden's post below: Read Before Posting Items...

Fair enough. I’m actually quite fond of concert band and wind ensembles… Here in the US, community bands are quite plentiful and accessible to wide...

My thoughts are this. The brass band movement in the UK is in terminal decline in the UK, largely due to its obsesssion with contesting and obsession...

From what I've been able to tell...the JP852 is identical to the Marcus Bonna case. Except for one feature that has be PREFERRING the JP case over...

This thread has certainly been a roller coaster, that's for sure! Regardless, great looking horn! (Curious to know your thought process regarding...

DONE!

Update! This instrument is now definitely for sale. The brass band ship has sailed and this is now a very expensive doorstop. £5000 + shipping....

Not surprisingly I came across a John Packer verions of a marching euphonium, the JP2053. Here is a brief sound sample by a British fellow (who gets...

The horn is now listed on eBay: Besson New Standard Euphonium, 4-valve compensating | eBay

You're welcome. Kind of interesting that we decades-long humans still hearken back to those marching band or corps days and look for opportunities to...

I have enjoyed following this thread. When I was last in high school and college marching bands from 2000 through 2008 I always played that Yamaha...

Hey! I was there in 2002 as well! Lots of fun! I'm looking forward to returning for the first time since then! I also hope to run into other...

I looked it up: Yamaha baritone 301M: 5.5 lbs Yamaha euphonium 202M: 7.3 lbs I marvel at the weight those bass drum lines carry, and wonder if...

I own and prefer a bell-front (removable bell - very handy) Olds Ambassador 3-valve old-style "baritone". Its advantages: - Plays much better than...

I was section leader for Baritone Bugles (one valve) all during Navy Boot camp in San Diego at age 17. I don't recall the bugle feeling as though it...

I marched a couple of times using my Mack Brass euphonium. I used a harness to support the weight. I found it restricted my view of section mates to...

I marched with a “baritone bugle” in the USAF for a while (two valve). Lighter than what is being talked about here…and also I was young, so no big...

I will also second the idea that a marching euph/baritone have more strain on your back/shoulders than one might think. I marched these for four...

Having used a marching euphonium in drum corps (though not the Yamaha 202M, the corps I marched with used Jupiter and later King) as well as a...

I agree, a good move 'not' to march with a standard euphonium. When I marched in H.S. back in the 60s we also used the King Cleveland 3 valve horns...

Something like this. It is the cheaper version without as much of the fancy trim (and that saves weight!): https://www.ebay.com/itm/304950146113 ...