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Engraved Sousa Neck?
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:38 pm
by Dan Schultz
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Engraved-Tuning ... 2a413b36bf" target="_blank
That engraving looks pretty deep. I wonder how much brass is left.
Re: Engraved Sousa Neck?
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:00 pm
by toobagrowl
Those "banda" sousas, necks and mouthpieces all seem to have that deeply-etched gaudy engraving. It's just too much
Re: Engraved Sousa Neck?
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:11 pm
by bort
Bling bling! And a gift box!
But really, I kind of like it too. Has anyone ever seen a sousaphone *bell* engraved like this? That seems like the next step, an entire bell totally decked out. It would take a very long time to do, though. Maybe some poor soul started long ago, and is still working on it.
Banda is what it is, and if it's your thing, then I think it's very cool to go all out like this.
Re: Engraved Sousa Neck?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:23 pm
by bort
The Neptune leadpipes ARE detachable...
Re: Engraved Sousa Neck?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:34 pm
by Three Valves
WOW!!
I'd like to get one to match my Colt...
Re: Engraved Sousa Neck?
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:40 am
by Alex C
bloke wrote:This Sousa neck is carved...I don't think it's "engraved".
I don't know the difference between engraving and carving here.
It looks a lot like gun engraving to me and I, too, wonder how much metal is left in some of those deep cuts.
Re: Engraved Sousa Neck?
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:59 pm
by ger
bort wrote:But really, I kind of like it too. Has anyone ever seen a sousaphone *bell* engraved like this? That seems like the next step, an entire bell totally decked out.
Something like this? (at NMM Vermillion...)
Re: Engraved Sousa Neck?
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:40 pm
by bort
Yep! Although now that I see it, I don't particularly like it or think it's practical. Artistically, I do appreciate the amount of skill required to pull that off though. Interesting.
Seems like a drive to Sioux City is in my future.