Joe, your enthusiasm for this project is inspiring. I love to restore antique boats and for this project to be so successful for you has to be a trip.
As a bonifide geezer, I recommend a stand that will take any or all weight of your helicon which will enable you to play harder and longer.
bloke wrote:Actually, I didn't mean to "bump" the entire thread...I just found an example on the web of a similar instrument (as the pre-Selmer [1920's] Buescher sousaphone, helicon, and 4/4 tuba were all made from the same raw pieces) that someone ELSE (now Johnson-owned, above) shortened to CC.
Does that mean you're thinkin' of adding the snake to your's, too?