Big Ol' Sousaphone Poll

Bandmaster · Post by **Bandmaster** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:26 pm

OK, I just found this photo from the Los Angeles Tuba Christmas last month. Somebody brought this beast and they had fun comparing before the rehearsal. Robb Stewart took this photo of this King Jumbo/Giant next to a Conn 20K. This beast has a huge bore of .815".

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:34 pm

That is a BIIIIG sousaphone!

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:32 pm

You could make your sousaphone look that big. Put it on a not too big teenage kid, and have him stand about 6 feet in front of the big guy with the Conn. The kid's tuba will look gigantic.

Bandmaster · Post by **Bandmaster** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:00 pm

Donn wrote:You could make your sousaphone look that big. Put it on a not too big teenage kid, and have him stand about 6 feet in front of the big guy with the Conn. The kid's tuba will look gigantic.

I was there when this photo was taken. The kid is actually the player that brought the horn to Tuba Christmas and he played it during the rehearsal and performance. Dave is playing the Conn 20K and and he is actually along side the kid, not behind him. They had a set of bell covers spelling out TUBA CHRISTMAS to use on all the sousaphones and they wound up just hanging one over the top of bell of this horn, it wouldn't even come close to fitting, even with the draw string removed.

Brown Mule · Post by **Brown Mule** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:18 am

Dan, You're the knowledgeable one on Jumbos---------Does the King take the cake ?How do collar diameter and other measurments compare?

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