Posted by Lew on January 05, 2001 at 09:37:06:
In Reply to: Jumbo Sousaphones--Take 2 posted by Steve Marcus on January 05, 2001 at 09:15:06:
I tried one once. It had a big sound and was very open playing, but I wouldn't consider it significantly better than my 20K. It also weighed a ton and even though I am a relatively large person I wouldn't want to try to march with one, or even stand for too long. One would be fun to own as a conversation piece, or to impress the audience during the 1812 overture every year before the fireworks.
Both of the horns on eBay sold previously for around $3000 and the buyers backed out for some reason.