6 valve sousaphone?

bort · Post by **bort** » Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:32 pm

Say what?

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kingrob76 · Post by **kingrob76** » Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:38 pm

Dude.

The Brute Squad · Post by **The Brute Squad** » Fri Dec 13, 2019 4:36 pm

And yet they only use three of the valves. What are the other ones even for?

MN_TimTuba · Post by **MN_TimTuba** » Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:04 pm

I believe that's called a Sixaphone.

Kirley · Post by **Kirley** » Sat Dec 14, 2019 2:17 am

Nope. Not a 6 valve sousaphone.
6 valve, detachable bell helicon!

Here he is in a different setting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7l1nmZnjw4" target="_blank

tofu · Post by **tofu** » Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:43 am

tbonesullivan · Post by **tbonesullivan** » Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:27 pm

I wonder if it's meant to use the other hand to play them? Or maybe he thought it up for some very specific uses. Pretty cool looking though. I wonder if he grafted two three valve blocks together.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:15 am

Think how much weight the player would save if he simply used a standard 3-valve sousaphone, converted the top loop of the 1st valve circuit to a movable slide, and used a make and model that had good, smooth "privileged" tones.

SousaWarrior9 · Post by **SousaWarrior9** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:49 am

iiipopes wrote:Think how much weight the player would save if he simply used a standard 3-valve sousaphone, converted the top loop of the 1st valve circuit to a movable slide, and used a make and model that had good, smooth "privileged" tones.

That's why I play all of my NOLA brass band stuff on a Martin mammoth sousa. It fulfills both those requirements quite well, and the best part is that they all already have top first slides from the factory, no mods needed.

How many other sousas offer a top first slide as standard? I think Besson comes to mind. Any others?

bort · Post by **bort** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:31 am

At first, I thought the 6-valve monstrosity was built in Pripyat. How else to have 6 fingers (plus a thumb?)

Kirley · Post by **Kirley** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 1:45 pm

The Wessex helicon has a top pull first valve.
And they now offer a 3-valve version if you want to save on weight.

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 6:21 pm

Kirley wrote: 6 valve, detachable bell helicon!

In Eb.

tofu · Post by **tofu** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:38 pm

Ulli · Post by **Ulli** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:29 am

It is for him:

https://traum-deutung.de/7-finger/" target="_blank" target="_blank

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:48 pm

tofu wrote:
SousaWarrior9 wrote:
iiipopes wrote:Think how much weight the player would save if he simply used a standard 3-valve sousaphone, converted the top loop of the 1st valve circuit to a movable slide, and used a make and model that had good, smooth "privileged" tones.
That's why I play all of my NOLA brass band stuff on a Martin mammoth sousa. It fulfills both those requirements quite well, and the best part is that they all already have top first slides from the factory, no mods needed.

How many other sousas offer a top first slide as standard? I think Besson comes to mind. Any others?
The early 1930s HN White 1250's we have do. The King 2350's we have from the early 1980's don't.

You are so right!

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