What key is this in?

SÃ¸ren · Post by **SÃ¸ren** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:26 pm

What key is this in?
http://cgi.ebay.com/1957-Conn-26-K-26K- ... dZViewItem

According to the Conn Loyalist, the model 26K is an Eb sousaphone(see link below) http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Ecderksen/Conn26 ... image.html
But the body section on this ebay sousaphone looks like a BBb to me.
Is it just the bell that is from a model 26k?

Any input is appreciated.

Joe Baker · Post by **Joe Baker** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:40 pm

Very definitely a BBb. Given Conn's tendency to reuse numbers, and repair techs' tendency to reuse parts, I'd not pay an awful lot of attention to that "26K". Look at the body -- full circle plus a loop under the leadpipe -- definitely, positively a BBb.
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Lew · Post by **Lew** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:24 pm

TheEngineer wrote:No no, it says it's a "Bbb". Therefore it's an A tuba. I've actually got one and it is a BBb, very nice sounding too. A bit heavy but it balances well, and the valves are still working nicely.

Do you have a BBb tuba that says 26K on both the bell and body? All of the 26Ks that I have seen and owned have been Ebs.

This is definitely a BBb, so I assumed that the bell is just from an Eb. Many Conn sousaphones from this era used the same collar.

Daryl Fletcher · Post by **Daryl Fletcher** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:31 pm

TheEngineer wrote:No no, it says it's a "Bbb". Therefore it's an A tuba.

Perfect for playing all those marching band tunes that are written in sharp keys.

WilliamVance · Post by **WilliamVance** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:16 pm

I would vote that this is a 14K and for sure is a BBb. They don't show the flange in any pictures that show if the body is stamped 26K. My 20K has 20 K 27 stamped on both the bell and the flange. I would suspect that this horn has a 26K bell? I am not certain if a 26K and 14K have the same bell joint though. Perhaps one of the repair guru's would chime in and see if this is a possibility?

...Upon further examination it looks like it could be a Pan American with a Conn bell...The braces don't look like vintage Conn.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:17 pm

Without question this is a BBb sousa. The bell came from a different horn. I owned a 28K... which is the 4V version of the 26K. They are Eb horns and have an entirely different wrap.