Re: C.G. Conn Jumbo Sousaphone


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Posted by A Guy in CA on August 29, 2000 at 09:57:00:

In Reply to: C.G. Conn Jumbo Sousaphone posted by Catherine on August 28, 2000 at 23:32:39:

At this past holiday's TubaFest there was a fellow there that I talked to with a real "jumbo." It had been professionally restored, was satin finish and damn near as perfect-looking as any horn which gets regular use. He had paid three grand for it. At the time I thought that was a stultifying amount for a big-ass-sarrusafone, but apparently there are good folks (with strong left shoulders and lower backs) who will pay that kind of coin. The e-bay horn looked pretty ratty in comparison, but the seller claimed that particular "horn blows!" For me though it is hard to imagine paying premium prices on a specific souzy because it is a "special horn" when compared to a similar horn. My opinion f.w.i.w.


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