Posted by Mark F. on August 01, 2002 at 15:37:16:
In Reply to: Duct Tape on Bell Wall posted by Dr. Phil Golson on July 31, 2002 at 22:26:50:
Here is funny story.  I traded my first tuba, a sanders, for my second tuba, a piggy.  The guy I sold it to pawned it for drug money, and I found out which pawn shop it was at.  I went down there, and they wanted $1000 for it.  It was a great playing CC tuba, so I might have paid that to get it back, but I opened the bag (leather reunion blues) and looked down the bell and yelled "the bell is being held on with DUCT TAPE!!!"  They lowered the price to $700, and I sold it a week later for $2000.  I'll give you 3 guesses who originally put the duct tape down the bell, and the first two don't count.