We've had a lot of cheap euph threads.
What is the most expensive euph these days, and does anyone own and play one?
John
We've had a lot of cheap euph threads.
What is the most expensive euph these days, and does anyone own and play one?
John
Excellent topic!! ;-)
Isn't that Inderbinen horn in the five-digit range?
Wonder how many they might have made on speculation?
There was another German horn with compensating rotors, IIRC, or some such setup, that was also in the five-figure category.
Don't know a soul who plays either one.
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bunch of groups, now just a schlub.
Shires Q41, Yamaha 321, 621 Baritone
Wick 4AL, Wessex 4Y, or whatever I grab.
Conn 50H trombone, Blue P-bone
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I have the Miraphone 5050 Ambassador. The price was equivalent to the purchase of a small Micronesian Island, but it was worth every penny.
Euphs:
Miraphone 5050 Ambassador
Wessex Travel (Tornister) Euphonium 'Maly' ER154
Yamaha 201 Baritone
Mp: Wick SM4 Ultra X
Groups:
The San Diego Concert Band
Dan, Jim is right about the Interbinden. Their website lists the price in Swiss Francs equal to more than $14,000 US dollars. Your Miraphone is a relative bargain!
John
Wow, never thought of the 5050 as being a 'bargain horn'. Ha! That's the one I'd like to get. I'll have to look up the Interbinden model.Originally posted by: JTJ
Dan, Jim is right about the Interbinden. Their website lists the price in Swiss Francs equal to more than $14,000 US dollars. Your Miraphone is a relative bargain!
John
Rick Floyd
Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc
YEP-641S (recently sold)
Doug Elliott - 102 rim; I-cup; I-9 shank
"Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches
El Cumbanchero (Raphael Hernandez, arr. Naohiro Iwai)
Chorale and Shaker Dance (John Zdechlik)
I guess they wouldn't price that horn for that price unless there was a market? I feel like a got a "deal" on my miraphone considering that price and the fact that the 5050 has gone up in price since I bought mine.
Euphs:
Miraphone 5050 Ambassador
Wessex Travel (Tornister) Euphonium 'Maly' ER154
Yamaha 201 Baritone
Mp: Wick SM4 Ultra X
Groups:
The San Diego Concert Band
Don't forget to deduct VAT from the price if you're not resident in Switzerland.Originally posted by: JTJ
Dan, Jim is right about the Interbinden. Their website lists the price in Swiss Francs equal to more than $14,000 US dollars.
Also, Inderbinen's current published price list has the euph at € 9170, as compared to the € 9500 MSRP ($12,450, which is LESS than the $13,159 MSRP of the 5050) quoted on the websit. Ex. VAT, the price drops to around € 8400.
Previous inquiries re: their Sera flugel and tenor trombone suggest a further reduction of 12-15% can be negotiated, dropping the price to the € 7170-7425 ($9400-9700) range.
FWIW, the MSRP of the Lätzsch compensator is € 11,900 (€ 9640 ex. VAT).
How's the bang for the buck?
Adam's highest price euphonium is this one:
Custom Euphonium - Sterling Silver bell€ 6.875,-
I assume that is solid silver...
San Jose Wind Symphony (on leave 2020)
San Francisco Brass Band
Mission Peak Brass Band
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Adams E1 Custom .5mm
Hirsbrunner Exclusiv 479
Besson 2056-2, 955, 982, Imperial Euphonium & Prototype BBb helicon
You assume correctly. You don't see that too often, but it's not unheard of. I remember a King trombone model that had a sterling bell, and I think I've seen trumpets with the same feature. Paul at Sterling Brass used to offer one on the euphonium but dropped it when he began having trouble obtaining heavy-enough stock that it could be soldered neatly (it's soft, and can melt from heat of the soldering torch).Originally posted by: SJWSEuph Adam's highest price euphonium is this one: Custom Euphonium - Sterling Silver bell€ 6.875, - I assume that is solid silver...
I'm not sure if Schilke still offers the Canadian Brass euphonium (perhaps as special order?). It was based on the Willson 2975 front-valve compensating euphonium. For a while I think the Canadian Brass toured with horns that were all gold plated. Now that might be the path to a really expensive euphonium!
Dave Werden (ASCAP)
Euphonium Soloist, U.S. Coast Guard Band, retired
Adams Artist (Adams E3)
Alliance Mouthpiece (DC3)
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