This is a horn that my Dad Purchased during the depression. He was a teenager and delivered telegrams for Western Union in order to raise the money to purchase the horn. He said that in those days each fire house in Trenton, NJ would have it's own band but were short sousaphones so they would pay a few dollars for someone to march with them in local parades. He told me (maybe a tall tale) that he would ride his bike to the end of the parade, park the bike, walk to the beginning and march with one fire house band, ride his bike back to the beginning and march with another fire house, walk back to the beginning and ride his bike back home: all with this horn on his back. It wouldn't surprise me since it certainly sounds like something Dad would have done and I know they really needed the cash.
I have two questions:
1. The mouthpiece in this picture is not correct. It doesn't really fit and air leaks out. Does anyone know what mouthpiece would fit the horn or how I would determine it? It is an Eb horn.
2. Does anyone know anything about the horn, the manufacturer beyond the name etc. It is marked C Bruno and Son Inc NY Henry Pourcelle Sole Agent
I have many great memories of Dad playing the horn for fun. He was a serious Pianist and Violist but the Sousaphone was always a fixture in the house and he encouraged me to play tuba more seriously then he did.
Thanks!
