What kind of Marching Tuba(s) do You Own/Use

[iiipopes]

38K with the upper loop of the 1st valve circuit modified into a usable slide. All 35 lbs. of it.

[David Richoux]

Another (possibly better-than-Chinese...??) solution would be to get a Weril-made (LARGE bore / LARGE body / FOUR valves) sousaphone for right at the same price as a Jupiter 3-valve...

http://www.wwbw.com/Dynasty-M890-USA-4- ... 22990.wwbw

bloke "who sells some new Dynasty stuff from time-to-time...and would be willing to hand-deliver to Central Arkansas"

I wonder why the only two reviews on this horn are both of high school student level experience from Texas who sound a bit like they "drank the Kool-aid" and wrote 3 to 5 word reviews (and live within 200 miles of each other?)
Not saying they are wrong (or right) - just seems a bit like review stuffing... However, do Texas High School band members buy their own sousaphones very often?

[Z-Tuba Dude]

Another (possibly better-than-Chinese...??) solution would be to get a Weril-made (LARGE bore / LARGE body / FOUR valves) sousaphone for right at the same price as a Jupiter 3-valve...

http://www.wwbw.com/Dynasty-M890-USA-4- ... 22990.wwbw

bloke "who sells some new Dynasty stuff from time-to-time...and would be willing to hand-deliver to Central Arkansas"

I wonder why the only two reviews on this horn are both of high school student level experience from Texas who sound a bit like they "drank the Kool-aid" and wrote 3 to 5 word reviews (and live within 200 miles of each other?)
Not saying they are wrong (or right) - just seems a bit like review stuffing... However, do Texas High School band members buy their own sousaphones very often?

............AND they seem to have posted their reviews at the EXACT same second!

[David Richoux]

Another (possibly better-than-Chinese...??) solution would be to get a Weril-made (LARGE bore / LARGE body / FOUR valves) sousaphone for right at the same price as a Jupiter 3-valve...

http://www.wwbw.com/Dynasty-M890-USA-4- ... 22990.wwbw

bloke "who sells some new Dynasty stuff from time-to-time...and would be willing to hand-deliver to Central Arkansas"

I wonder why the only two reviews on this horn are both of high school student level experience from Texas who sound a bit like they "drank the Kool-aid" and wrote 3 to 5 word reviews (and live within 200 miles of each other?)
Not saying they are wrong (or right) - just seems a bit like review stuffing... However, do Texas High School band members buy their own sousaphones very often?

............AND they seem to have posted their reviews at the EXACT same second!

A Yamaha YSH-411 and Conn 20K Series were given several 4 or 5 star reviews one minute later on the same day - must have been a great Wednesday morning for some Sousaphone salesman!
(or it just could have been a glitch - I just searched [ wwbw.com 1/28/2009 ] and there are many dozens of reviews on the site that were posted at around 9:45:19 AM on that date. )

[PurdueTubaPlayer]

I march with a 1925 Bb H N White King "Jumbo" Model 1265 3-valve

[tubaspmcc]

Since 95% of my marching is done at work, I use my work horn exclusively - Besson 982.
And since I've gone to a harness rather than a strap to carry it I don't really have too many issues.

[sailracer90]

My personal preference for a loud sousaphone would definately be a Conn 20k. Thats what we used at my high school. At LSU we use the yamaha sousas and they really dont put out as much sound.

[jamsav]

Pan Am Eb Sousa- circa 1952 - 55 it s light and manageable for an old(er) guy. Marched with a Besson BBb Imperial back in the day > Prefer the sound of the bigger Sousaphone , with a preference toward the older Conns - 20k, Naked lady , 28K etc...but if I were picking one out for me to use now< it would be a smaller horn- 14K or similar...