Re: Largest Recording Bass?


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Posted by Chuck(G) on September 03, 2001 at 22:48:20:

In Reply to: Largest Recording Bass? posted by Spike Fan on September 03, 2001 at 21:25:15:

I met a fella once who was playing a very large Martin BBb with what looked to be a 30" bell. I've wondered if the big bell wasn't scavenged from a sousaphone--I couldn't figure out how the guy could see around it. He had it drilled to hold little Christmas tree lights...

24" bells seem to be more the rule on these things. My King "Bill Bell" Monster BBb certainly falls in this category.

And there were Eb tubas also built with recording bells; a few have shown up on that unmentionable online auction site.



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