eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:18 pm
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-VALVE-CONN-48 ... 1c586a8a39" target="_blank
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Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:10 am
Don't see too many of these monsters for sale. would buy it but I want to live.
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:53 am
Polish that thing!!!
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:39 am
Must cost $5000 because it's made of BRASS!
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:29 pm
Lot of money to pay for bad back problems--(*&^%$#$%^&*()_+
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:38 pm
I'm thinking I need to sell my 48K before Jinbao clones them!
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:08 am
What does it weigh?lost wrote:My 3 valve is heavy
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:21 am
My 48K weighs about 52 pounds with a 28" bell.Donn wrote:What does it weigh?lost wrote:My 3 valve is heavy
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:40 am
OK, I'm out. 40K is not only one of the best sousaphones ever, it's close to 20 lbs lighter.
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:49 pm
Ian Church says 'the 46K has three valves and weighs 42 pounds; the 48K has four valves and weighs 54 pounds.', at http://brassmusician.com/sousaphone-his ... e-ologist/
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:56 pm
There's actually a rather wide variation in reported weights for the 40K, too. Mine is at the lower end - I forget, 32 lbs, 35, something like that. (About the same as my accordion.) No idea why the range, but maybe the way they made them back in the day, there could be significant variation in metal thickness. Combination of thick metal in a 48K could certainly produce a very heavy tuba, and maybe those were the ones that were quickly retired and survive to today.
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:42 pm
Nope , but do have "judgement" , a"bad back-", and 73 yrs on my odometer. Would view the situation differently if I were 20 yrs old.------lol,lol_KiltieTuba wrote:Ever had one?lowpitchmoravian wrote:Lot of money to pay for bad back problems--(*&^%$#$%^&*()_+
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:38 pm
The variation in weight can also be due to slight variations in the branchwork itself. A few years ago, 4 Jumbo sousaphones appeared at the same concert in Pentwater, MI: 2 48Ks and 2 46Ks. There were very noticeable differences from horn to horn. For example, my 48K has 9 moveable slides while TubaTinker's 48K has 7 or 8. Apparently, though, both Dan's and mine weigh 52 pounds. FWIW, I weighed mine on my chiropractor's scale (I was being truthful with him about what I was risking by carrying the beast on my shoulder). The difference between the reading of his scale with me holding the Jumbo minus me not holding the Jumbo = the weight of the horn.Donn wrote:No idea why the range, but maybe the way they made them back in the day, there could be significant variation in metal thickness. Combination of thick metal in a 48K could certainly produce a very heavy tuba, and maybe those were the ones that were quickly retired and survive to today.
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 12:01 am
My 48K has eight movable slides. The 52 pounds could vary a bit because what I'm using is the 'cheapo' bathroom scales I use to weight freight shipments.Steve Marcus wrote:... The variation in weight can also be due to slight variations in the branchwork itself. A few years ago, 4 Jumbo sousaphones appeared at the same concert in Pentwater, MI: 2 48Ks and 2 46Ks. There were very noticeable differences from horn to horn. For example, my 48K has 9 moveable slides while TubaTinker's 48K has 7 or 8. Apparently, though, both Dan's and mine weigh 52 pounds. FWIW, I weighed mine on my chiropractor's scale (I was being truthful with him about what I was risking by carrying the beast on my shoulder). The difference between the reading of his scale with me holding the Jumbo minus me not holding the Jumbo = the weight of the horn.
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 4:18 pm
Congrats on the great article, Kiltie. I did not put together that our resident bearded tubenet sousaphone guru was the author. One of the most interesting statements to me was "These early sousaphones [in Sousa's band] were by no means made for marching; just imagine carrying an instrument of more than 40 pounds for a mile or more:".
So apparently this could be said of all jumbo 40+-pound sousaphones?
So apparently this could be said of all jumbo 40+-pound sousaphones?
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:34 am
I read that Sousa 's band seldom marched with theirs .lost wrote:I've read in the archives someone say they werent meant to be parade instruments. My 3 valve is heavy so i can only imagine the weight of a 4th valve and slightly bigger bell.lowpitchmoravian wrote:Lot of money to pay for bad back problems--(*&^%$#$%^&*()_+
You need a lot of core strength to march with one. 2 weeks ago i tried and the next day i had a weird thigh strain and my ankles were sore.
The weight is mostly at the top of the horn so sore shoulders are a norm.
You need strong biceps to keep the horn level and not tipping over.
Strong legs help.
Nobody seems to notice its much bigger and you are in a lot more discomfort.
Love mine though!
Re: eBay: Conn 48k
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:21 am
So, somebody bought it in a 'best offer accepted.' Anyone on this forum?