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is this an older holton sousaphone?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:02 pm
by Jose the tuba player
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Re: is this an older holton sousaphone?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:04 am
by SousaBill
It sure looks a lot like my 1926 Holton, particularly the length and bracing on the leadpipe.
Re: is this an older holton sousaphone?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:43 am
by Jose the tuba player
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Re: is this an older holton sousaphone?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:02 am
by Ken Herrick
BUY IT.
Re: is this an older holton sousaphone?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:21 am
by Jose the tuba player
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Re: is this an older holton sousaphone?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 12:26 pm
by WilliamVance
If it works and plays as well as stated, that price is fair to good. Older Holtons (i.e., not "collegiate") are not coming up for sale too much nowadays. I had a "Revelation" sousaphone a while back and it had a nice big sound and still played OK despite worn valves. Having the correct neck/bit setup will save hundreds off finding a deal on eBay and having to track down the right parts.
Re: is this an older holton sousaphone?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:43 pm
by WilliamVance
KiltieTuba wrote:WilliamVance wrote:If it works and plays as well as stated, that price is fair to good. Older Holtons (i.e., not "collegiate") are not coming up for sale too much nowadays. I had a "Revelation" sousaphone a while back and it had a nice big sound and still played OK despite worn valves. Having the correct neck/bit setup will save hundreds off finding a deal on eBay and having to track down the right parts.
The sousaphone in question certainly doesn't look like it has the right neck or bits - it looks cobbled together and taped in the pictures...
The neck looks like it is correct. They were different on the older revelation models...check out the pictures in this blog post. The taped up part is questionable.
http://sousacentral.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... e.html?m=1" target="_blank