M&M CC Sousaphone...

[Ace]

You know in reality the key of the horn matters very little, it is the musician that makes the music the horn is but the instrument.

In my experience the more dedicated players that i have played with use CC tubas not BBb tubas, that's all. So a sousaphone in C makes perfect sense.

Davis

Is it THAT hard to remember another set of fingerings?
Ever plan to double on Euphonium? Guess what, those are in Bb.

RC

Unless it's a C euphonium. There are some in C, and good ones at that.

Ace

[imperialbari]

I can play all the fingerings no problem. I just prefer horns in CC.

Even if it's crappy? You would prefer a crappy Chinese CC sousaphone with an unusable scale over a high quality , classic, American made BBb sousaphone?

RC

If this thread at all would have been relevant, it should rather have been induced by a real sousaphone in CC. Discussions maybe 8 years ago revealed King having made a short run of CC sousaphones very long ago. Referring to Amati sousaphones cannot be done in a serious debate. I tried a BBb Amati maybe 10 years ago. Plain horrible.

Klaus

[tubaforce]

I wholeheartedly agree about those amati's! I bet you can find an Indian Sousaphone that plays better! The only thing I ever played on worse than an amati souzy was a 3/4 CouesnonBBb! Al.

[tubainty]

I rarely ever play sousaphone, but if the CC souzy is crap and the BBb is good I'll choose the BBb. But if they're of the same caliber I'd have to go with the CC.

I can play all the fingerings no problem. I just prefer horns in CC.

Even if it's crappy? You would prefer a crappy Chinese CC sousaphone with an unusable scale over a high quality , classic, American made BBb sousaphone?

RC

[Todd S. Malicoate]

I rarely ever play sousaphone, but if the CC souzy is crap and the BBb is good I'll choose the BBb. But if they're of the same caliber I'd have to go with the CC.

I'll save you some time. The Bb will be much better.

[SousaWarrior9]

I Emailed the person selling these...here are the facts:
1. The sousa is in BBb and has a 4th trigger to change the key to CC
2. The sousa in the pic is not the CC horn (looks like their BBb)
So I think if it plays in both keys, it covers both markets of traditional BBb sousaphone players and 'lazy' CC players. But then again, the narrow bore makes is an iffy buy.

[tubamlb]

Hi
The picture does not show the Valve ,( 4th lever ) to switch from BBb To CC with out pulling slides

We have sold several and the players all are very happy with them

There was a picture one of our M&M sousas on the for sale page several months ago ,

M&M

[Walter Webb]

Good Lord! A lotta blather about this n' that, but not a single indication or report from anyone who knows diddly-squat about it! I would be interested to hear from someone who has actually tooted it.