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Martin sousaphone w/ neck/bits and travel case
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:37 am
by arpthark
Re: Martin sousaphone w/ original neck/bits and travel case
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:50 am
by hrender
Very cool.
Re: Martin sousaphone w/ original neck/bits and travel case
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:49 am
by EmptyCase
Beautiful. I used to own a Martin mammoth Sousa but I ended getting rid of it. Loved the way it sounded but the one I had was throughly abused before I got it, so it had lots of issues. Mabey I’ll get another in the future
Re: Martin sousaphone w/ original neck/bits and travel case
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 2:19 pm
by MartinMan
The gooseneck and bits are actually Bundy, not originals, but the Bundy neck/bit combo is the closest in specs to the originals from any other maker. So, not ideal, but far better than the often-seen neck ConnVersions you usually see on these.
Re: Martin sousaphone w/ original neck/bits and travel case
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:21 pm
by arpthark
MartinMan wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 2:19 pm
The gooseneck and bits are actually Bundy, not originals, but the Bundy neck/bit combo is the closest in specs to the originals from any other maker. So, not ideal, but far better than the often-seen neck ConnVersions you usually see on these.
Good catch -- I just assumed they were original because it looked right (thumb screws, etc.) and it had the old traveling trunk, so I figured everything had been shipped to Europe 50 years ago in that trunk and was original.
Re: Martin sousaphone w/ neck/bits and travel case
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:55 pm
by Tubajug
Looks like the same valve section that was on my Mammoth!
Re: Martin sousaphone w/ neck/bits and travel case
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:45 am
by humBell
Tubajug wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:55 pm
Looks like the same valve section that was on my Mammoth!
Wouldn't be surprised if the rest of it is the same, too.
Hard to judge scale sometimes (or i'm just bad at it) but i think this is likely a mammoth?
Re: Martin sousaphone w/ neck/bits and travel case
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:52 am
by York-aholic
Yes, Mammoth
