Proper Sousaphone Position - TubeNet - Chisham Re: Proper Sousaphone Position by SousaSaver » Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:33 am Maybe it is my lack of sleep, but I may be misunderstanding you Bloke Using the left shoulder as a fulcrum, does the body of the Sousa go parallel to the player, (like Dan's photo above) or perpendicular to the player, ala this picture of Damon Bryson a k a Tuba Gooding Jr?
Sousaphone Tuning Bits - TubeNet - Chisham Tuning bits serve to make the leadpipe of a sousaphone universal I've bent custom leadpipes for a couple of sousaphones and eliminated the bits altogether I once owned a Martin 'Mammoth' sousa and elimination of the bits in favor of a single pipe made a World of difference in the response and intonation of the horn
King Sousaphones (New megathread anyone?) - TubeNet - Chisham King Sousaphones (New megathread anyone?) by Ltrain » Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:38 pm I recently became a King guy (probably for life) as a proud owner on an H N White King 1250 Satin Silver Sousaphone, vintage 1963
Helicon vs Sousaphone - TubeNet - Chisham The sousaphone bell can be put inside the hoop and then put in a case to protect everything This cannot be done with helicons so would make them a little more ungainly for transport
Conn Sousaphone numbers - TubeNet - Chisham Re: Conn Sousaphone numbers by iiipopes » Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:19 am I have played many Conn BBb sousaphones over the last forty-five years, including 14K's, 36K's, 20K's, 22K's, a real pre-WWII 38K, and I currently have on loan a Cavalier, which is the mid-30's version of a "student" souzy, which later became the 14K
Whats the difference between a Conn 20k and a 14k - Chisham The Elkhart-production 14K Director sousaphone was quite popular, lightweight, and also put out a respectable amount of sound, just not quite as much as the 20K 38K During the Elkhart years, in addition to the 14K Director model, you could get the same instrument with the fancy ferrules and braces, and this was the Conn 10K Artist sousaphone
York Monster Sousaphone - TubeNet - Chisham So I'm gonna still contend the York Monster 5 4 Sousaphone is larger than Conn 20k 38k 5 4 size sousaphones in terms of bore size, bell collar size, overall height, and attitude (Shields myself from the tomatoes thrown by 20k owners) There was a York Monster sousa sitting in the instrument storage room at the first college I attended
American Heavy Metal : Thoughts on classic BBb sousaphones I wanted to start a thread to collect thoughts on the classic souspahones as a reference point I'm playing an early fifties stencil, which gets the job done, but I imagine a day where I get hooked up with the sousaphone version of muscle car - American heavy metal with strength, grit, curves and style Feel free to suggest makes and models not listed here, and provide as much opinion as
Sousaphone Identification Help - TubeNet Sousaphone Identification Help by demedeirosa » Sun Jun 22, 2025 12:12 pm Hi All, Recently bought a sousaphone body off someone on facebook market place They found it in a storage unit auction win, so they had zero info on it It looks like a Conn 14k, however the serial number doesnt seem to line up with the product dates of the 14k
BBb or Eb Sousaphone? - TubeNet If you were a CC player and wanted a sousaphone would you want a 4 valve Eb or 3 valve BBb sousaphone? I'm thinking in terms of outdoor band concerts, TubaChristmas and maybe some New Orleans style stuff should the opportunity ever arise No marching band Which would be most useful? Which would be the easiest transition from a CC horn? I don't have a pressing need for one, but thought it