Posted by Steve Marcus on January 05, 2001 at 09:15:06:
Sorry for the duplicate post; this time the quotes should not be clipped.
Robert Groover wrote on Contrabass-L:
"TWO jumbo sousaphones (28" bell, 0.812" bore) are currently listed
on ebay - one brass, one silver."
These two horns keep reappearing on eBay. Apparently, the sellers are holding out for a hefty reserve.
For anyone who has actually spent some time playing these beasts: Do they offer any musical advantages over a good 20K, or are they merely testosterone enhancers with their massive appearance?
"The sellers say these are rare"
How rare? How many were produced by Conn, King, Buescher, etc.?