SOLD Holton Bass Trumpet

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bassbone
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by bassbone » (edited 2023-04-06 8:09 a.m.)

Some lacquer wear on tuning slides, a few scratches here and there but excellent condition for a 60+ year old instrument. No plating wear on valves and I am not seeing any signs of previous trauma that has been fixed. Includes original case and mouthpiece.

Brass Exchange had a similar aged one in worse condition without original case or mouthpiece that they sold for $2,500. I'll take $2,000 + shipping

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deanmccarty
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by deanmccarty »

Wow! I bought one that looks just like this one about a year ago. This is a great playing bass trumpet. I feel lucky… I got a great deal on mine… whoever gets this will love it.
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greenbean
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by greenbean »

I agree - I have one and it’s excellent!
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fsgazda
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by fsgazda »

I picked one of these up a few years ago. A little beat up, and a lot of lacquer wear, but a great deal. I had Chris Cromer at A Minor Tune Up install a main tuning slide "trigger" (actually he cut the slide and put in a ring so I can adjust it on any note).

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bassbone
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by bassbone »

[quote="fsgazda"]I picked one of these up a few years ago. A little beat up, and a lot of lacquer wear, but a great deal. I had Chris Cromer at A Minor Tune Up install a main tuning slide "trigger" (actually he cut the slide and put in a ring so I can adjust it on any note).

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Interesting! I've seen the tuning triggers added to Bach bass trumpets that have more space to make those kind of changes but have not seen a similar modification on a Holton.