Ultimate sousaphone?

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:39 pm

This looks like a great horn. Too bad it's a sousaphone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Martin-4-Valve-Sous ... dZViewItem

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:46 pm

You recon it's a 'mammoth'? If it is, a 4V would be a steal at that price.

Gongadin · Post by **Gongadin** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:59 pm

It doesn't look like the same proportions as Dan's "Mammoth"...unless the silverplate makes an instrument photograph larger.
Lew, I know it's been discussed on this BBS before, but why wouldn't a vintage sousaphone be just as good an instrument as it's orchestral tuba counterpart?

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:39 pm

TubaTinker wrote:You recon it's a 'mammoth'? If it is, a 4V would be a steal at that price.

I think that this is too small to be a mammoth, especially with the 23" bell. It looks like the Martin equivalent of a Conn 40K.

tubahed wrote:It doesn't look like the same proportions as Dan's "Mammoth"...unless the silverplate makes an instrument photograph larger.
Lew, I know it's been discussed on this BBS before, but why wouldn't a vintage sousaphone be just as good an instrument as it's orchestral tuba counterpart?

I think that this horn in particular would be a good concert tuba, however given the bias against BBb horns in orchestras today and the additional preference for upright bells it seems unlikely that it would be accepted for this use in either a band or orchestra.

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:16 am

It looks like a good horn for doing '20s music.

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