KiltieTuba wrote:
I would disagree, sir. The two sousaphones sound quite identical. In the video, yes the King sounds clearer, but try to understand that the Conn was much closer to the camera, so naturally it would seem choppy or woofy. The Conn is about as close to a massive concert tuba that you can get. I tooted some on the King off camera and found it to be a bit wider than the Conn. Figure that Jake had played the King before, but had never touched the Conn, so one would assume that he would sound better on an instrument he has played before compared to one he has not.
Had he had more time, I think it would be quite the opposite, the Conn would have the "more 'tuba-like' sound".
I should clarify myself.
Yes, I know he was closer to the camera with the Conn. But he got as close to the camera with the King in the last part of video.
Jake actually
played better on the Conn - cleaner and better in tune - than on the King. But I still liked his
SOUND better on the King. The two horns do not sound quite Identical - there is a difference.
Yes, the King has a slightly 'wider' sound, due to it's bigger bell. But it's also a clearer sound with more overtones and less "bottom fat" than the Conn. In other words, wide/broad does not necessarily = woofy/tubby. I still stand by what I said: The Conn has the tubbier sound......
even if it is not quite as wide/broad a sound as the King.
Also, I had my singer/violinist friend watch the video and she thought the same exact thing.
too "who constantly thinks about and analyzes sound and would love to be a 'tonemeister' for an instrument maker " ba
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