Posted by Answer Man on December 13, 2001 at 11:00:01:
In Reply to: What is a recording bell tuba? posted by Frac-o-matic 2 on December 13, 2001 at 10:57:00:
Recording bell is the original name for a front facing bell. They were called recording bells because they were made to allow early recording equipement to pick up the tuba.