A long sousaphone

timdicarlo · Post by **timdicarlo** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:07 pm

That looks hilarious. Wouldn't you need to lengthen the valve slides as well?

Steve Marcus · Post by **Steve Marcus** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:51 pm

Does it actually play an octave lower than a BBb tuba/suzy?

Mcordon1 · Post by **Mcordon1** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:18 am

subcontrabass = Bitchin'.

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:03 am

The question is how does it sound compared to normal sousaphone?

Bob Kolada · Post by **Bob Kolada** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:09 am

KiltieTuba wrote:The goal here is to play normal stuff down the octave without the need of an extra valve!

Bah! False tones (and probably some slide movement or a kicker for 123) are your friend. Umpteen feet of plastic tubing is not.

Bob Kolada · Post by **Bob Kolada** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:51 am

Because it's only 12ish' feet long and not 36.

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