Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 9:08 pm
45 miles east of me...
I'm not interested... But my garage is open if someone wants it, but can't get out here just yet to pick it up.
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Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 9:14 pm
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 1:12 pm
That would be a great Frankentuba project for someone to convert to a sousaphone. 
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 7:49 pm
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 9:21 pm
I'd like to see the sousaphone bell section that would drop in to that.
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 11:03 pm
I am bad at eyeballing sizes (or rather it is hard without som sort of relative scale) but style-wise at least viewtopic.php?t=4029 isn't too far off, is it?
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 9:43 am
Bearing in mind that both are the same length ... I don't think so, but here they are, side by side for viewing convenience -
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 10:21 am
I had no idea Altieri would make a helicon bag.
That's interesting. It must be huge.
That's interesting. It must be huge.
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 12:44 am
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Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 9:22 am
Surprised there haven't been many helicons with removable bell sections. Physically, it wouldn't be hard to construct one. It could fit in a sousaphone-style hard case.
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 9:53 am
I was thinking the gig bag was more like a dust cover/protection within the home/storage place, not for transportation. A helicon sort of has it's own transportation system figured out already.tofu wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 12:44 amYes she made a few. They're all custom. I just don't see the advantage for carrying a helicon. Offers no real dent protection and in the case of a helicon perhaps a false sense of protection. I don't see it as being easier to carry as all the helicons I've had have been pretty easy to carry and adding a bag takes away all the lift and carry contact points and instead you just have the back pack straps and unlike a tuba I just don't see having the helicon on my back as an advantage. As I recall they were pretty expensive to boot.
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 12:51 pm
The Wessex helicons all have that feature. Definitely seems like a no-brainer.The Big Ben wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 9:22 am Surprised there haven't been many helicons with removable bell sections. Physically, it wouldn't be hard to construct one. It could fit in a sousaphone-style hard case.
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 8:47 am
Today, sure, 'tis a no brainer from a non-playing logistical standpoint. But prior to sousaphone-ness, you already got quality performing upright bells, why potentially mess that up by adding a joint of some sort, which turned out to be a collar system. Nd if you want to brace it, that is added complexity.
That particular sousa is now looking extra unique (as if it weren't already due to the body) as i think if a person were playing it, i think they would have extra room to see under the bell...
That particular sousa is now looking extra unique (as if it weren't already due to the body) as i think if a person were playing it, i think they would have extra room to see under the bell...
Re: Twin Cities CL: Lignatone helicon
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 8:15 am
Right - a casual look at helicon pictures turns up only a couple with detachable bells, and the rest have braces much nearer the end of the bell.
1917 Conn, from Simonetti
1917 Conn, from Simonetti