TubeNet

Check this out. Some interesting photos of larger tubas. The site was started by a tuba player/collector/seller in Germany. You can join this FB Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/KAISERBASS/

What about those of us who don't do Facebook?

At the top of the usual impenetrable facebook collage, I see there's a black and white picture (of Erskine Tate and his Vendome Orchestra) featuring the tuba player, on a raincatcher style sousaphone. Caption "some strange, helicon-sousa?" And some helpful authority responds "Thats a Helikon." OK.