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This instrument has been sold.
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1964 Holton 345 CC
$10,000
Jackson, MS

This is an outstanding musical instrument in excellent physical and mechanical condition. The finish is unlacquered brass. The inside of the bell is silver-plated.

No case.

An old, leather Cronkhite bag can be provided at no additional cost.

There is no option to ship.

You must pay in full at the time of purchase. Cash is king.

A large rehearsal space can be made available for you to test the instrument at the MSO offices.

I'll be meeting with the potential buyer on Tuesday. If he passes, I will take it off hold by Wednesday morning — but I think he will buy it.

I am actually upset to be selling this horn. I have used it to pay for my idiotic life for 17 years, and it will be difficult for me to hand it over to someone else.

I love this tuba.

This will be difficult for me.

Stupid, I know…

I feel your pain, having the violin I had since I was 17 walk off.

@the elephant I can only imagine. You’ve put many, many, many hours into building that Holton.

I felt the same several years ago sending off a York 33 that I’d flipped around with King parts (not nearly as much time and effort as you’ve put into yours though). The new owner is still happy with it so that makes me happy, but…

When I sold my Alex 163, which was a very special instrument that I put a lot of time and money into getting dialed in (not nearly as much as you!) and was feeling some seller's remorse, my wife said something like, "You can be happy that something exists even though it isn't yours."

I am happy this Holton exists!

Please don't misinterpret this as being unsympathetic. I'm completely sympathetic. This is why I've always tried to - out loud - tell myself that these things are not living things and are pieces of equipment. I have all the same tendencies and strong feelings, but I know that someday every single one of these instruments is going to be sold and the way that I try to protect myself emotionally is to continue to tell myself that each one of them is only a piece of machinery, whether I put it together or someone else.

I also have always had to tell myself that if I kept two or three instruments that do similar things and are similarly classified, that my attention will be split between more instruments, which means that my expertise at playing any one of them - just as they need to be played - will be diffused.

I'm right there with you...

Someone's getting something great, and it will be appreciated and it will be played more than you would play it yourself, as it will be their one and only.

Yep, relatable. I felt that way letting my HB2P go, but I know I made the right decision.

Someone will get an instrument to love for the rest of their days.

it was hard to sell my piggy. I wish I still had it, but since getting away from CC tuba, if I didn't sell it then, I'd probably sell it now

I sold my Norwegian star even though it was a great tuba. I didn't need that great an Eb, and a local buyer snatched it up. I found a use for that money pretty quickly

I might sell the cerveny 601 that i went all the way to Phoenix to get. Ever since I bought the eastman, I dont have use for TWO 20" bell Bb tubas

Horns come horns go. I bet the holton is amazing, but believe me, this is worst part, when you are in the no mans land of still owning the horn, but getting close to selling it.
once it's out of your hands, you'll feel better

I have been polishing it up all day, working on cleaning up a few solder joints where I moved some things after it was assembled. I have well over a thousand hours working on this horn, modifying it, correcting stuff, and untold hours researching acoustics and the math to figure out what needed to be altered. It is like a child to me. We have played many concerts together over the last seventeen years, and I swore up and down that I would never part with this tuba… but the YamaYork is better for my needs now as I age.

This breaks my heart.

17 years? Dang, I truly remember when you first got it. I hope the new owner is someone that will post here once in a while.

My baby is on her way to a new life in Illinois.

SOLD!

Congrats to all parties involved!

Congrats

I'm sure she'll make many more lovely notes! Lucky buyer!

Illinois? I swear, I didn’t buy it. But maybe I’ll see her around!

Congratulations to the new owner!

Congratulations! I was so tempted, but it just wasn't in the cards.