Posted by js on September 08, 2002 at 20:50:38:
In Reply to: Re: Helicon tubas posted by Sean Chisham on September 08, 2002 at 20:25:57:
I would say that a helicon is a wearable instrument that has the potential to sound more like a concert tuba:
- The two 90 degree bends which occur in a sousaphone are not there in a helicon bell (just as they are not in a tuba).
- A helicon bell points up at approximately the same angle as a concert tuba.
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Most helicons are so-so, just as are most tubas.
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Methinks Mr. Chisham may have drifted into the wrong biz.