Posted by Dan Schultz on January 02, 2002 at 21:25:38:
In Reply to: King Sousaphone posted by Mo on January 02, 2002 at 14:19:34:
There's not a lot of market for Eb sousas and tubas. That's kinda why I like them... along with the fact that I learned Eb fingerings in the 2nd grade and never bothered to learn anything else. I've got a Reynolds Eb sousa that probably resembles your King very closely. It's got the full two-wrap main branch. I'm not very fond of this configuration as it results in a smaller inside diameter for my larger-than-average body. I also have a Conn, a York, and a Buescher that all have the 'dummy' tube. Send me your email address and I'll send you a picture showing a side-by-side comparison of the two configurations.
It's most likely your horn is a student model unless it has more than three valves.