Check this out. Some interesting photos of larger tubas. The site was started by a tuba player/collector/seller in Germany. You can join this FB Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/KAISERBASS/
Kaiserbass Tuba Helicon Forum
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Kaiserbass Tuba Helicon Forum
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Heavy_Metal
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Re: Kaiserbass Tuba Helicon Forum
What about those of us who don't do Facebook?
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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Re: Kaiserbass Tuba Helicon Forum
At the top of the usual impenetrable facebook collage, I see there's a black and white picture (of Erskine Tate and his Vendome Orchestra) featuring the tuba player, on a raincatcher style sousaphone. Caption "some strange, helicon-sousa?" And some helpful authority responds "Thats a Helikon." OK.