Posted by Gus Pratt on October 06, 2000 at 05:39:11:
In Reply to: Conn Chief Dimen.? posted by Jim on October 05, 2000 at 19:05:15:
The story I've always heard is that the Conn Chief was the model used by John Kuhn who played tuba in the Sousa band. John Kuhn was a native American and was nicknamed Chief. Whether he was actually a tribal chief or if it was just a mickname I don't know.