A Gaggle of King Jumbos

[MrBasseyPants]

Here is a pic from Purdue's Homecoming Alumni Band day on September 28th. PurdueTubaPlayer and I have our King Jumbo 1265s with Purdue's King Jumbo 1266 "Big Bertha." I don't know if three of these beasts have ever been photographed together before. They don't look that big by themselves...but with other horns around....these three are massive. We got a lot of attention form other brass players asking about the big horns.

Dan Schultz contributed the second photo showing the massed alumni and undergrad bands...700+ members with 40+ sousaphones. The alumni get to march a great collection of _old_ King sousaphones that despite their road-worn looks....still are amazing horns. The undergrads use game-day Jupiter horns that are in their second year (wow are they thin metal), and they use their 15yo Conn 20Ks for practice (those horns are much better, but didn't hold up very well in the dent-free department). .....that's a lot of heavy metal!

[Dan Schultz]

From my viewing place in the 71st row.... I can honestly say that this was one impressive show!

[MrBasseyPants]

EXCELLENT!

Did you get any photos without the bell covers?

Now if only we could teach young kids how to wear/hold the sousaphone properly....

I don't know how to hold the horn correctly. I grab onto the neck/bits like always...even more now....like an idiot I march with a heavy and expensive Loud stainless steel mouthpiece....I would prefer to keep it attached to the horn.

We left our bell covers on....with the lighter lacquer in our bells, the imperfections really show through. I think my horn is less weathered than his, but the parts of his that are shiny are way shinier than mine.