Re: Re: Re: New king sousa price?


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Posted by JoeS on February 17, 2003 at 16:09:25:

In Reply to: Re: Re: New king sousa price? posted by TubaRay on February 17, 2003 at 10:52:43:

Big Conn sousas certainly can be made to sound nicer.

On the other side:

- King sousas tend to weigh a little less
- The mouthpipe receiver system on the (newest style - & retrofittable on old models) King sousa is almost indestructable.
- Both the Conn and the King have minor intonation issues with the pitch "F". The Conn is somewhat flat on the lower F, and the King is somewhat sharp on the upper F...More lower F's are usually played than upper F's...
- DUE TO POPULARITY ISSUES, REBUILT KING SOUSAS CAN USUALLY BE ACQUIRED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED $$$ LESS THAN CONN 20K SOUSAS


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