Pics added for the Kellyberg. Blake, I emailed you back.
All: Yes, it's fun to discuss old tuba stuff, but let's keep the comments brief and on point. If arpthark thinks the Besson is a tuba piece, I would trust his judgment above mine.
$old_ Yamaha YBB-103 BBb Tuba with case For Sale. $795 OBAO. Local pickup in Tucson, AZ 85745 or $195 ground shipping to CONUS only. Cash only, no trades please.
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These are well built and fun little horns to play. They can sound bigger than they look. The scale is good. Suitable for ...
~SOLD~ For Sale: Reynolds Contempora 3v BBb Recording Tuba (Recording Bass) with forward bell. S/N 68###: Manufactured appx. 1962 in Cleveland. The bell is from a c. 1959 Reynolds. Tuba has been professionally serviced and cleaned.
Great for outdoor concerts, Oktoberfest, oom-pah band, polka ...
Which probably isn’t a big deal and could be cleaned up some.
It appears to be missing the thin ring (not the tenon) that is the normal transition between the bell flare and stack on these Reynolds upright bells. To my eye it almost looks like this ...