Neat John Kuhn Photo on eBay

[Ace]

Great photo. What a player. Looks like a cigar in his right hand, perhaps a taste acquired from his boss, John Philip Sousa. Mouthpieces pick up odors, but would a tuba start smelling like cigars? If so, it would be terrible taking a deep "snatch" breath from such an instrument.
Ace

[iiipopes]

What is the tuba is he holding in the picture?

[roweenie]

It's hard to tell from behind, but the ferrules and strap rings look like Conn. Also, I think the Conn New Wonder recording bell horns were on a 90° angle like that one pictured.

[roweenie]

Thanks for the picture hrender - I mistakenly said "New Wonder" when I meant to say "Wonderphone"....

Bob

PS - I hope that whoever won the photo will share it with us here.....it's really cool.