Re: Re: Info about 4 valve sousaphones


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Posted by Jim on April 02, 2002 at 22:59:43:

In Reply to: Re: Info about 4 valve sousaphones posted by Lew on April 02, 2002 at 19:56:04:

I have a king 4 valve sousaphone. Mine is an Eb. I believe most king 4 valve sousas you find will be Eb. They look like a BBb because they don't have the fake tubing over the shoulder like most ols Eb sousas did. They look like a small BBb. I have a friend that has a Conn 4 valve BBb sousaphone and it is one of the only 4v BBbs I have ever seen. The Eb's are a lot more common to have the extra valve because you need it a lot more. I have 3 Eb tubas Willson 3400, two B(AT)M your masters a top bell up and a front bell front, and the King Sousy and The King takes second only to the 3400. The Yorks are great little horns too though. The top action only weighs 12 lbs.

-Jim


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