Sources for used/junker parts?

[Chazzer69]

Looking for places to source old parts other than the local repair shop. Other sources similar to Texas Horn Trader is what I'm looking for. Anyone...anyone?

[Kingfan]

I find a lot of horns as low as $30 on Facebook Marketplace.

[ghmerrill]

Well, there's always shopgoodwill.com. For example, there's a Conn 16H there now for $12.99. Of course you also find things like the "Vintage Unbranded Tuba w/case & extras" -- that may even be a tuba (based on the length of the valve circuits). But you can't count much on the descriptions since the people posting them have no idea what they're doing. And the conditions are purely a game of chance. But they do have a lot of potential parts horns at very low cost.

[Chazzer69]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm very familiar with both. I'm looking more for something similar to Texas Horn Trader that has horns parted out already rather than buying a whole horn.

[chouston3]

My local tech uses Ebay. He likes to buy smashed up horns and fix them up.

[ghmerrill]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm very familiar with both. I'm looking more for something similar to Texas Horn Trader that has horns parted out already rather than buying a whole horn.

Then probably posting on forums like this one, Tubaforum.net, etc. may be a good bet since there are a lot of techs following such forums who might have the parts you need. Also, if you spend some time digging into those forums, you will fairly easily identify professional techs whom you might contact directly about parts you may need. A lot of those guys have piles of old parts sitting around and will be happy to part with them.