Has anyone ever made one of these?

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Has anyone ever made one of these?

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yes...
...though I was referring to the PROFESSIONAL (one-valve, vs, no-valve) model of Seussaphone.

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Early version of this:

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Harv Hartman made something like it once, I believe.
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The only ones I know about are the double-bell or split-bell sousaphones.
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How am I supposed to react to dubious arpeggios which are reported by their producer to be “wonderful”?

… OK, this I guess: 😐
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