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There have been many comments made about older Martin tubas on this board. I owned a 6/4 sized 3 valve Martin. I would describe it as a better Conn 20J. It's similar in size, with every bit the big, round, American sound, but better intonation. It could shake the rafters if you wanted it to. I think it's got too much breadth of sound to be a good all around horn, but it was perfect for the large venue or outdoor playing that I do.

Just curious, do the two Martin instruments share the sousaphone bell, or the recording bell?

Lee Stofer is a Kanstul dealer in the Atlanta area and will be happy to answer your questions about Kanstul tubas. There have also been some recent threads on this topic but I'm too lazy to go looking for them.

Lee can be found at www.tubameister.com