CONN international tuba?

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CONN international tuba?

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It's a B & S/VMI stencil imported by Conn. The discussion has been around the block a few times:

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In earlier times, these were also known as "Musica." I don't believe that the "Conn International" moniker was used until after the turn of the century.
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There were a LOT of stencils applied to these horns. In this thread is the list of those we know of so far:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=53607" target="_blank

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Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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