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submitted for comic relief (was a "dork" (er.. york) baritone)

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/406394752077

(i couldn't help passin' this on)

Ps: editing it to broaden the scope of posts.
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IM Dork?

I sure am!
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Not just tape. Old tape. :facepalm2:
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Oh, ye of little faith. Don't judge the book by its cover. Etc etc.

Looks to be worthy of restoration. That purple patina is lovely. (I have a Holton Eb that is going in that direction. Also a Harvey Hartman York helicon with Conn short-action valves with the same color bell. ) A little work on the knuckles and on the leadpipe, solder some obviously loose joints, and it should be just fine.

Might this be a peckhorn?

I admit, $150 shipping is a deterrent. I won't pass this on -- I'll pass on this.
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Seems a bit too chunky to be an alto horn, and I think I spy that the tuning slides look long enough to be for a 9’ Bb instrument.

If the price were free, I’d buy it for the amount that shipping costs.
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It's c.1904, but they don't give the bell size.
Too bad it's so far left-coast.
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windshieldbug wrote: Thu Nov 20, 2025 10:11 am It's c.1904, but they don't give the bell size.
Too bad it's so far left-coast.
Description says the length. I presume one can make an educated guess at bell diameter based on proportions?

(That is how come i decided it were baritone)
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IM(A) DORK&Sons? Never heard of such a brand.... :bugeyes:
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Yadent wrote: Thu Nov 20, 2025 2:27 pm IM(A) DORK&Sons? Never heard of such a brand.... :bugeyes:
It's Old English script that actually reads "J.W. York & Sons".
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It's a JW York and Sons. And with that bore size, definitely a Euphonium.

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I own one of those with a hi/lo pitch loop.
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I think it looks a bit dorky.
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And now for something completely different...

https://ebay.com/itm/365790973890

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Meditation grade . And here I was using a bell and done mindful breathing for meditation.
As amateur as they come...I know just enough to be dangerous.

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York did have some weird scripts or layouts on some of their engraving.

Convince me this doesn’t look more like “VORK” than “YORK”.

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York-aholic wrote: Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:56 pm York did have some weird scripts or layouts on some of their engraving.
I bought a 1940s York satin silver Euphonium/Baritone for a steal when the seller mislabeled it as a YARK because of the triangle O

Not my image or instrument but this engraving style

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That's a Yark.
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