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Subject: [Leica] Sousaphones on Parade
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:45:06 -0600
References: <CAFfkXxtJveeBojS9HwdnBa2KpFpRWAD4FGmoOkgK=K_uxv_G7w@mail.gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ0dAOoiONvFuxnukRmOg3CaGR2JEc-E0hXCzx4k6Ap6Gw@mail.gmail.com> <D58AAC31-42F9-4CFF-8823-7583EF7EACE7@acm.org>

Usually the Tuba's opening is straight up or off at an angle, while the
Sousaphone points ahead.    It was developed for John Phillp Sousa, but not
originally as a marching horn, though that is what it has become.


On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:

> Yes. I played one in high school. The difference is that you can?t really
> walk around with a tuba. In an orchestra, you?d see the tuba resting on the
> player?s lap. The Sousaphone is a physical redesign which enables it to be
> worn over one?s shoulder. I suppose purists might hear some difference in
> the tone quality; I don?t really know.
>
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
>
> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 11, 2013, at 9:00 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Is a Sousaphone same as a Tuba?
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> http://sonc.com/look/?p=3176
> >>
> >> (bigger)
> >> http://sonc.com/look/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/L1003970-2.jpg
> >>
> >> --
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


In reply to: Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Sousaphones on Parade)
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Message from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] Sousaphones on Parade)