Posted by Tom Mason on May 08, 2003 at 09:00:46:
In Reply to: Recording Bell tuba opinions posted by Gus Pratt on May 07, 2003 at 21:44:21:
My experience has only been with the conns. 20j front/upright and a grand orchestra that came with a sousaphone bell.
I found the same experiences that Chuck G mentioned in his postings. I also remember band directors that pointed the 20j bells rearward to diffuse the directional sound.
When I got my grand orchestra, I noticed that the bell was not an origional grand orchestra, but a sousaphone bell. I converted the sousa bell to an upright. I like the uopright sound inside as opposed to the front bell. In outside playing, I just live with the upward direction of the sound. Someday, I might get another sousa bell unless I actually find a real grand orchestra bell.
Tom Mason