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Me with the original Sousaphone in 2015; Conrad with Conn's first in 1898; the restored Harvard Tuba in 2019

1. The history of the Sousaphone
2. J. W. Pepper, the creator of the first Sousaphone
3. Herman Conrad, the world's first Sousaphone player

4. C. G. Conn, who made the Sousaphones Sousa preferred

5. All the basses made by C. G. Conn over the years

6. All the men who played Sousaphone in Sousa's Band

7. Eldon Baker, one of the earliest bass soloists, once with Sousa

8. Earl Field and his wife, Hazel - a Sousaphone love story
9. The wonderful world of giant tubas (all known subcontrabasses)

10. The 52 ft Eb Saxhorn Bourdon, the world's largest tuba (1851)
11. The Harvard Tuba, originally dubbed "La Prodigieuse" (1889)

On a more personal note:

Me at USC in 1980; part of the tuba section at EPCOT in 1982; and at the 1984 Olympic Opening Ceremonies

12. Playing tuba at the National Music Camp in the summer of 1979

13. Playing Sousaphone in the USC Band from 1979 to 1984

14. Playing Sousaphone for USC's 100th Birthday in 1980

15. Playing Sousaphone at EPCOT Center's 1982 Grand Opening

16. Playing Sousaphone at the 1984 Summer Olympics

17. The 1925 Pan American Sousaphone my son and I rescued . . .

18. My 1899 C. G. Conn American Model Monster BBb Bass . . .

19. The vintage Sander tuba that belonged to Jack Richardson

Our 1925 Pan American 64-K Sousaphone, and my 1899 Conn American Model tuba, before its restoration

While there are other posts below that are not directly related to my research on any of the categories above (you'll have to scroll down to catch those), I'm going to keep this list at the top of the blog, so that my favorite topics are easily accessible to you. Enjoy!