help identify Conn tuba/ sousa bell

[ken k]

24" diameter
6" collar
"naked lady" engraving
has "U.S." engraved under the lady
also has 352058 engraved in the border of the pentagon under the lady.
sorry did not hget that on the picture







I think it is a tuba bell rather than a sousa bell because the angle of the bell is slightly upward (60 degrees?) as opposed to a 90 degree bend in the bell. What model horn would this have been from? How old?

ken k

[rodgeman]

I think it is for a Conn 2XJ. It is very similar to my Conn 20J bell.

[imperialbari]

1942

[windshieldbug]

Is there a model number on the collar outside if you check it all the way around? That's where it'd be...

[rodgeman]

I think it is for a Conn 2XJ. It is very similar to my Conn 20J bell.

Well, if it has a 6" collar, it can't be. Maybe it's for an Eb?

You are right. I just measured my 20J and it is 8 in.

[ken k]

yeah I knew it was too small for a 20 series. It could be for an Eb that is a good possibility. No model number on the collar and I do not have the original tuba for this bell. This bell is on an old Buescher tuba that I have.

ken k