Posted by js on October 22, 2003 at 12:09:28:
In Reply to: Re: Re: BAH! posted by Rick Denney on October 22, 2003 at 11:20:41:
Since the helicon avoids the two tortuous (sousaphone) turns in the body branches right before the bell, particularly since a helicon bell points up in the same general direction as a tuba bell...and helicon bells are rarely wider than 20 inches I've always thought of a helicon as a concert tuba that can be "worn" like a sousaphone, rather than "a sousaphone with a funny bell".