Posted by T. J. Ricer on March 26, 2002 at 16:39:47:
In Reply to: Sousaphones: KING vs. CONN posted by JohnD on March 26, 2002 at 11:48:19:
I may be alone in this, but the Kings I have played have been better in tune, responded easier, and had a better sound than the Conns. . . On the other hand, you can get a lot more sound out of a Conn without getting gross. My high school had the Kings and my college had the Conns (with a couple kings from ancient times that looked like hell, but played pretty good)
I'd take the King over the Conn if I was doing dixie or anything where I was the only one in a small group. . . For sheer power in marching I'll take the Conn, but I don't like them as much (and those short stroke valves really feel funny to me)
Just an opinion, feel free to disagree. . .
--T. J.