Wessex CC helicon

Wessex CC helicon

[@lethalweaboo8662]

Finally, a tuba that works with the marching orchestra.

[@trapezemusic]

What led to the helicon being replaced by the sousaphone in American marching bands?

[@harleyzeth]

Probably the appearance

[@travisoakley1976]

John Philip Sousa

[@SleepyElijah7886]

Isn’t it just a badly built Sousaphone

[@Gangkoyt]

I have to ask tuba or sousaphone?

[@rotunda57]

Neither. It's a helicon, the instrument Sousa took and changed the bell on to upright, then forward.

[@samuelzackrisson8865]

@@rotunda57 which is based on the saxtuba which was based on the cornu

[@rotunda57]

@@samuelzackrisson8865 which were big advancements over banging two rocks together

[@ThatOnEKid-px5bx]

Tusiphone

[@rotunda57]

@@ThatOnEKid-px5bx Wat???

[@barryguerrero7652]

ME WANT ONE!