Hello All,
I stumbled across this some time ago. Down on the bottom right-hand side of the page is a paragraph or two on a new instrument in 1898:
http://mtr.arcade-museum.com/MTR-1898-2 ... 6-4-09.pdf
A wonderful site in which to search for all sorts of things.
Early Sousaphone Reference In Magazine
- Paul Scott
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Early Sousaphone Reference In Magazine
Adjunct Tuba Professor
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ
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Re: Early Sousaphone Reference In Magazine
What a great resource for research this is - thanks for letting us know about it!
Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1927 Pan American 64K Sousaphone Grand
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1927 Pan American 64K Sousaphone Grand