sousaphone of indeterminate origin with custom paint

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:22 pm

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sousaphon-Sousaf ... 0401476%26" target="_blank

Saw this today striking paint job not sure of its origin though

butch · Post by **butch** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:24 pm

sousaphone68 wrote:Saw this today striking paint job not sure of its origin though

This sousaphone has been used in a "Guggenmusik" in Germany. You see often painted sousaphones at carnival. Often there is also a band name on it, unfortunately not on this. So, no idea of its origin.

Butch

butch · Post by **butch** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:13 am

KiltieTuba wrote:Judging simply from the leadpipe - my guess is either a Holton Eb or Martin Eb

I thought as well that it's in Eb, although the seller says it's in Bb.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:32 am

butch wrote:
KiltieTuba wrote:Judging simply from the leadpipe - my guess is either a Holton Eb or Martin Eb
I thought as well that it's in Eb, although the seller says it's in Bb.

It's definitely an Eb sousa but I don't think it's a Martin unless the bracing has been changed. The 'dummy tube' looks different from the Martin, too. The bits look Martin but here's what a Martin 'medium' Eb I used to own looked like:

imperialbari · Post by **imperialbari** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:45 am

Wrote the seller that this one is tuned in Eb. He replied that it definitely is in BBb.

Not first time a non-tubist seller has blown a single note on an instrument and then assumes that note is the root.

His attitude won't help him sell this instrument.

Klaus

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