Posted by Phil Parkers on February 07, 2004 at 11:53:17:
In Reply to: stores in England posted by Ian Easton on February 07, 2004 at 07:41:41:
Parker's is in Baker St, London. If you're looking to sell anything but a Boosey Eb, you'll be trusting to luck as to getting a prompt sale. There is a sadly small market for anything else. They usually have a couple of used contrabasses in also and tend to deal with only good quality horns. It's unlikely you'll find any F Tubas here.
The biggest range of tubas if you want something non-Boosey Eb is certainly Mark Carter's place in South Wales. His firm is called Mr Tuba. He often carries a wide range of bass and contrabass tubas. He will most likely give you a price on whatever you're trying to sell also.
There are others, but these are the prominent tuba specialists in my opinion.
Why do you ask??